Japan
ModerateYanbaru Forest Road – Kunigami Highland Circuit
Okinawa's jungle overland — not a beach in sight.
Trail Type: Overland Route
Hiroshima
ModerateChugoku Mountains Forest Road – Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Traverse
Honshu's forgotten ridge. Take your time.
Hokkaido
ModerateAsahi-Dake Forest Road – Higashikawa Highland Circuit
Hokkaido's highest peak on dirt.
Ehime
ModerateShikoku Karst Forest Road – Tengu-Kogen to Tsuro Skyline
Karst ridgeline cattle country above the Pacific.
Hokkaido
ModerateShiretoko Pass Forest Road – Rausu to Utoro Highland Route
Bear country and sea fog on Japan's wild edge.
Ishikawa
ModerateNoto Peninsula Backroads – Oku-Noto Forest Circuit
Japan's forgotten peninsula. Real roads, real remote.
Fukushima
ModerateBandai-Azuma Skyline – Fukushima Highland Traverse
Volcanic skyline, five colored lakes, no crowds.
Japan
ModerateAso-Kuju Highland Forest Roads
Drive inside a living volcano's caldera rim.
Hokkaido
DifficultDaisetsuzan Forest Road – Nukabira to Shirogane
Bear country traverse across Hokkaido's wild core.
Japan
ModerateKunisaki Peninsula Forest Roads (Oita)
Ancient temples, forgotten tracks, zero other overlanders.