Nagao Pass (長尾峠)

Nagao Pass crosses the outer rim of the Hakone volcano at 911 m, on the border between Gotemba in Shizuoka and Hakone in Kanagawa. The road over it is the Gotemba Hakone Line, Shizuoka Route 401 and Kanagawa Route 736, 18.1 km in all, and it passes through the 150 m Nagao Tunnel at the top. The Hakone Skyline branches off on the Shizuoka side of the tunnel.

In Initial D this is Nagao, home course of Racing Team Katagiri Street Version and the second battle of the Kanagawa run, shown in Fifth Stage. Takumi has his rematch here with Kai Kogashiwa, who lost to him at Irohazaka, and Keisuke races Hideo Minagawa. Fans know it as the road where the "Fujiwara Zone" first shows, with Kai spinning out behind the AE86. The course debuted in Initial D Arcade Stage 5.

Mt Fuji rises to the northwest of the pass. A teahouse on the Kanagawa side of the tunnel once looked over Lake Ashi and Owakudani. It has since closed.

• The downhill in the story starts at the site of the old Fujimi teahouse near the top, where the road splits for the Gotemba Hakone Line and the Hakone Skyline.
• Partway down, the Surugadai scenic spot has a torii gate that frames Mt Fuji.
• The road is narrow with open gutters along the edge, the gutters behind the story's inside wheel lift shortcut. Oncoming cars leave little room beside them.
• A large open car park sits before the Hakone Skyline entrance, with a walking trail up onto the outer rim.
• The Otome car park at the bottom of the Initial D course looks out at Mt Fuji.
• On the Kanagawa side the road runs down from the tunnel to Sengokuhara.
• Best way to experience it: in your own car or a hire car, or on one of the guided driving tours that run on it.

• The Shizuoka side, from Fukasawa Higashi to Nagao Pass, closes for resurfacing on about 20 days between 23 November 2026 and 12 February 2027, weekdays only and not over New Year, according to the Shizuoka Road Public Corporation. The Kanagawa side to Sengokuhara stays open.
• Snow and ice can bring chain requirements on the Gotemba side, posted on Shizuoka Prefecture's road restriction information system.
• The Hakone Skyline that branches off at the tunnel is a separate toll road.
• The Otome car park is free to use and has toilets and benches.
• Gotemba, on the JR Gotemba Line, is the town at the western foot, and Sengokuhara in Hakone at the eastern side.

• Last verified: 3 November 2026