{"id":17854,"date":"2025-03-20T08:20:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T12:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/?p=17854"},"modified":"2025-03-20T08:33:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T12:33:42","slug":"japans-dragon-route-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/japan\/japans-dragon-route-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore Japan &#8211; Your Guide to The Dragon Route"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17854\" class=\"elementor elementor-17854\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1f877 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df1f877\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 700 10\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M360 0L350 9.9 340 0 0 0 0 10 700 10 700 0\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b642928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-page-title\" data-id=\"b642928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"page-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"hfe-page-title hfe-page-title-wrapper elementor-widget-heading\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tExplore Japan &#8211; Your Guide to The Dragon Route  \n\t\t\t<\/h1 > \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78fa15b hfe-post-info-layout-inline elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info-widget\" data-id=\"78fa15b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"hfe-post-info-inline hfe-post-info-items hfe-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"hfe-post-info-item elementor-repeater-item-a0b20f7 hfe-post-info-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/20\/\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hfe-post-info-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hfe-post-info-text hfe-post-info__item hfe-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 20, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"hfe-post-info-item elementor-repeater-item-0a88ac9 hfe-post-info-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/author\/oleksii\/\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hfe-post-info-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hfe-post-info-text hfe-post-info__item hfe-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdmin\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be4fe1a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be4fe1a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b59379 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b59379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Japan's Thrilling and Fiery Dragon Route Adventure!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b065b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24b065b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The infamous yet less spoken-about route of Japan for explorers, tourists, and expats is the Dragon Route. For years this has been a must-do challenge for visitors who want to see the variety of culture Japan has to offer.<\/p><p>Known in Japanese as &#8220;Shoryudo,&#8221; the Dragon Route cuts across the main Japanese island from north to south. Why is it called The Dragon Route &#8211; It is an area shaped like a dragon that ascends into the sky from Nagoya.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e23c6c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e23c6c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09a15a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09a15a9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff2434 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bff2434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to navigate The Dragon Route.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3599ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3599ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An excellent reason to use this route as a guide for your trip is that the Dragon route cuts straight through Japan, meaning there are plenty of airports to choose from to start your experience. Covering ground won&#8217;t be an issue during this trip; expect mountains, cherry blossoms in the spring, and Hot Springs in Shirakawa-gon! You won&#8217;t get bored following this plan, and don&#8217;t worry, you&#8217;re never too far from the bustling madness of major cities, meaning you can dip in and out of the Japanese city life and serenity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-686f253 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"686f253\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b15a07e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b15a07e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pexels-eva-bronzini-5778816-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17864\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pexels-eva-bronzini-5778816-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pexels-eva-bronzini-5778816-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pexels-eva-bronzini-5778816-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pexels-eva-bronzini-5778816-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pexels-eva-bronzini-5778816-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pexels-eva-bronzini-5778816-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12e918 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d12e918\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba04e54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba04e54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Take a Look at What's on The Dragon Route<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49379c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49379c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Takayama:<\/strong> Japan\u2019s most beautiful rural town. Old shops, coffee houses &amp; sake breweries dating back to the 1600\u2019s.<\/p><p><strong>Shirakawago:<\/strong> A Unesco World Heritage site with historic farmhouse famed for their steep thatched roofs.<\/p><p><strong>Kanazawa:<\/strong> Japan\u2019s best preserved samurai &amp; geisha district. Also the site of one of Japan\u2019s best 3 traditional gardens, Kenroku-en.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-092e4ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"092e4ae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a7105 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4a7105\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee5645 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ee5645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shirwaka-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17863\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shirwaka-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shirwaka-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shirwaka-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shirwaka-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shirwaka-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c95f8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c95f8a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-691b53c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"691b53c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Matsumoto:<\/strong>\u00a0Location of the famous\/beautiful Matsumoto Castle and access point for the Japanese Alps.<\/p><p><strong>Magome:<\/strong> A staging point for visitors of old travelling between Tokyo &amp; Kyoto &#8211; the town still retains its stone walkways as part of the Magome-Tsumago trail.<\/p><p><strong>Komagane:<\/strong> A quiet city of 30,000 inhabitants &amp; a good starting place for hikes in the Central Japanese Alps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d2586b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d2586b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dca4c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dca4c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Dragon Route Buss Pass<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae8883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ae8883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although it is the dragon route, you do not complete this route by air but by bus! The Dragon Route Bus Pass, (Shoryudo Bus Pass), is a heavily discounted ticket only available to foreign tourists with unlimited use of designated buses in the region &#8211; with rail transport included to\/from Nagoya Airport (OK, Chubu Centrair)!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c49da0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c49da0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8d92e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d8d92e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 3-Day Pass (Takayama, Shirakawago, Kanazawa) - From  \u00a514,000\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83af98e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83af98e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you make it this far &amp; you have the time, make it your mission to visit all 3 listed major destinations. The 3-Day Pass doesn`t give you to time to pause &amp; rest, but when in Japan, do as the Japanese do!<\/p><p>Where the 3 day pass stops at:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Nagoya<\/span><\/li><li>Gifu<\/li><li>Takayma<\/li><li>Shirakawago<\/li><li>Kanazawa\u00a0<\/li><li>Toyama<\/li><li>Takaoka<\/li><li>Wajima<\/li><li>Suzu\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>You can only buy this ticket online in advance of travel &#8211; you exchange your ticket for an actual pass on arrival in Japan.<\/p><p>The 3-day Pass is fabulous value covering;<\/p><ul><li>Unlimited use of Highway &amp; Local Buses<\/li><li>Return set of tickets to\/from Nagoya (Chubu Centrair) Airport<\/li><li>Valid for 3 days \u2013 each day is based on a calendar day (midnight to midnight)<\/li><li>Connects to multiple airports along the way<\/li><\/ul><p>Must be used by the Pass holder in conjunction with holder\u2019s passport.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-815d381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"815d381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3daypass_.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">3 day pass <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e9b65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90e9b65\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81fcfcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81fcfcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 5-day Area Wide Pass - From  \u00a520,000 <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f53a98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f53a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By now you know that these passes offer amazing value. When you consider that a bus from Nagoya to Takayama alone costs 4,000 yen, this is really a good deal! 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