is a

mountain pass A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...

in the south-end of the

Hidaka Mountains is a mountain range in southeastern Hokkaido, Japan. It runs from Mount Sahoro or Karikachi Pass in central Hokkaidō south, running into the sea at Cape Erimo. It consists of folded mountains that range from in height. Mount Poroshiri is ...

Hokkaidō is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. The pass is at , but

Japan National Route 236 is a national highway connecting Obihiro, Hokkaido and Urakawa, Hokkaido in Japan. Route description *Length: *Origin: Obihiro, Hokkaido *Terminus: Urakawa, Hokkaido (Terminates at junction with Route 235 and National Route 336 *Major cit ...

uses the , which passes below the pass. The pass is long. The road is wide with a maximum grade of 6%. The minimum curve radius is . Snow is possible on the pass from October to April.

crosses the pass between Hiroo and

Urakawa is a town located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 12,800 and a density of 18 persons per km2. The total area is 694.24 km2. Climate Urakawa has a humid continental cl ...

.topographical map
of the Geographical Survey Institute, last access 4 June 2008

References

Geographical Survey Institute

Mountain passes of Japan {{Hokkaido-geo-stub

See also

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