Sixteen Motorcycle Roads

Years ago, the BikeJin motorcycle magazine published a list of the top roads in Japan. That was later posted to Motorcycle Paradise, where I found it. Here is a list of the roads, along with information on ones I've ridden. Have fun on your travels!

Shiretoko Odan Road	知床横断道路	2011 ✓
Zao Echoline	蔵王エコーライン	2013 ✓
Chokai Blue Line	鳥海ブルーライン	2013 ✓
Izu Skyline	伊豆スカイライン	2014 ✓
Bandai-Azuma Skyline	磐梯吾妻スカイライン	2014 ✓
Hachimantai Aspite Line	八幡平アスピーテライン	2014 ✓
Venus Skyline	ビーナスライン	2014 ✓
Shiga Kusatsu Road	志賀草津道路	2015 ✓
Tatsudomari Line	竜泊ライン	2018 ✓
Tsunoshima Big Bridge	角島大橋	2020 ✓
Chirihama Nagisa Driveway	千里浜なぎさドライブウェイ	2020 ✓
Shimanami Expressway	しまなみ海道	2023 ✓
Koya Ryujin Skyline	高野龍神スカイライン	2024 ✓
Mikata Goko Rainbow Line	三方五湖レインボーライン	The Mikata Goko Rainbow Line is an eleven kilometer toll road near the coast of Fukui. The road itself is named after the five (go) lakes (ko) of Mikata. Fukui is located to the north of Kyoto and Osaka and to the west of Nagoya. If you live in any of those cities, you could make a reasonable day trip up and around and back.
Aso Panorama Line	阿蘇パノラマライン	The Aso Panorama Line refers to sections of Highway 111 and Highway 298 that go across the foothills of Mount Aso in Kumamoto, Kyushu. Though Kyushu as a whole is a great place to ride in the winter, mountains such as this one see real amounts of snow.
Yamanami Highway	やまなみハイウェイ	The Yamanami Highway is a section of Highway 11 in central Kyushu. The southern terminus is in Aso, and the northern terminus is in Yufu.

The above roads are all amazing. I was particularly blown away by the splendor of the Bandai-Azuma Skyline, the natural beauty of Shiretoko, and the views of Mt. Fuji from the Izu Skyline. Finally, if you're a bicycle rider, the Shimanami Expressway is a necessary trip.