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, also known as the , is a toll road in Fukushima Prefecture in the Tohoku region, of Honshu, Japan. It is managed by the .〔(福島県道路公社 ) (Japanese) Fukushima Prefectural Roadway Public Corporation〕 Opening in November 1959, the roadway was created to allow visitors to the Tohoku area sightseeing access to the Azuma Mountain Range. The project was part of a larger plan to open up the Bandai-Asahi National Park to tourism. The completed road runs from Fukushima City's Takayu Hot Springs to for a total distance of 28.7 km. The roadway passes directly next to the crater of Mt. Azuma, so visitors who so desire can park their cars in the nearby visitor center and take the short hike up to the crater's rim. For successfully displaying the sheer scale of the country's Azuma Mountain Range to the visitors of the toll road, the Bandai-Azuma Roadway was selected by the Japanese Ministry of Construction as one of the top 100 roads in Japan.〔(日本風景マニアックス-爽!日本の道１００選 ) (Japanese) Japan Scenery Maniacs: Japan's One Hundrend Chosen Roads] (Japanese)〕 Due to heavy snowfall in the winter, every year the road is closed from mid-November until early April. As of the 2009 season, fares are ¥150 for bicycles, ¥1,150 for motorcycles and light cars, and ¥1,570 for normal-sized cars. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bandai-Azuma Roadway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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