scenic viewpoint
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
A spectacular mountain traversal through the Japanese Alps using cable cars, buses, and ropeways past towering snow walls and dams.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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Dorosaki
Nagano, Japan · Asia
About Dorosaki
Dorosaki sits on the route: 15 minutes from Hakuba, 50km from Jigokudani Monkey Park.
Dorosaki is in Nagano, Japan, with about 2,600 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Hakuba, about 9 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Dorosaki?
Within an hour or so of Dorosaki: Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route (46 km), Shibu Onsen (47 km), Jigokudani Monkey Park (50 km), Nozawa Onsen (51 km).
Are there any good drives near Dorosaki?
The nearest famous roads are Shibu Pass, Norikura Skyline and Venus Line.
Where is Dorosaki?
Dorosaki is in Nagano, Japan, about 9 km from Hakuba.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,647
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Nagano
- Timezone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- 36.7696, 137.9036
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Japan
Japan Helpline (24h English assistance): 0570-000-911. An International Driving Permit (1949 convention) is required to drive.
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Worth the detour from Dorosaki
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Shibu Onsen
A cobbled onsen village of wooden inns where guests in yukata and geta make a circuit of nine small public bathhouses. It is the road-end village below the snow monkey valley.
47 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Jigokudani Monkey Park
A unique hot spring area where wild Japanese macaques famously bathe in steaming thermal pools surrounded by snow.
50 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Nozawa Onsen
A steep village of thirteen free communal bathhouses maintained by residents, plus an open hot-spring cooking pool where locals blanch vegetables. The Oyu bathhouse is a wooden temple-roofed landmark at the centre.
51 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Bessho Onsen
A thousand-year-old spa at the foot of the Nagano hills, ringed by ancient temples including a rare octagonal three-storey pagoda. Three small public baths still serve the village for a few coins.
52 km · about 60 min drive
mountain pass
Shibu Pass
At 2,172 m this is the highest point on any Japanese national highway, on Route 292 between Nagano and Gunma. In spring the road is cut through snow walls several metres high.
57 km · about 65 min drive
castle
Matsumoto Castle
One of Japan's premier historic castles, known as the Crow Castle for its striking black exterior, dating to the 16th century.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Dorosaki
5 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 46 kmTateyama Kurobe Alpine RouteA spectacular mountain traversal through the Japanese Alps using cable cars, buses, and ropeways past towering snow walls and dams.
- 57 kmShibu PassAt 2,172 m this is the highest point on any Japanese national highway, on Route 292 between Nagano and Gunma. In spring the road is cut through snow walls several metres high.
- 78 kmNorikura SkylineA toll mountain road climbing to 2,702 m at Tatamidaira, the highest paved road in Japan. Private cars are barred, so drivers park at Hirayu and transfer to the shuttle bus for the final ascent.
- 79 kmVenus LineA 76 km free touring road across Nagano's Kirigamine and Utsukushigahara highlands, rolling over open alpine meadows at up to 1,959 m. One of Japan's best-loved drives for bikers and grand tourers.
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