3 days · Moderate; harder in winter
Nagoya to Takayama & Shirakawa-go: 3 Days
Old towns, farmhouses and alpine scenery
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Nagoya road trips
Nagoya opens routes to Takayama, Shirakawa-go, the Kiso Valley and Ise-Shima. Highland and coastal drives have very different seasonal conditions, so choose by travel month.
Explore routes ↓Check winter tyres and road reports in snow season. Give Takayama and Shirakawa-go at least two days rather than driving back late.
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Drives from Nagoya
3 days · Easy to moderate
Nagoya to Ise-Shima: 3 Days
Shrines, coast and seafood
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1–2 days · 145 km
Kiso Valley & Narai-juku
Suggested 2 days: D1 Magome—Tsumago｜D2 Narai-juku—Kiso lacquerware; watch for winter snow.
Local visitor information ↗2 days · 95 km
Gujo Hachiman & Hida Furukawa
Suggested 2 days: D1 Gujo Hachiman｜D2 Hida Furukawa—Utsue 48 Waterfalls; allow for festival traffic controls.
Local visitor information ↗
2 days · 175 km
Fukui Dinosaur Museum & Tojinbo
Suggested 2 days: D1 Fukui Dinosaur Museum—Katsuyama｜D2 Eiheiji—Tojinbo; reserve museum admission.
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