One of Japan’s most amazing roads is cut through 15 metres of solid snow as it scales Mount Tateyama.

Put on your warmest coat and your studded tyres and join us as we reveal ten of the world’s best winter road trips.

A drive through Japan’s frozen north is a journey that’s alternately zen-like in its tranquil beauty and treacherously terrifying.

Lapland is a winter wonderland that will thrill kids from one to 92 (as Nat King Cole liked to sing) with reindeer, elves and snowy skids all within easy reach of Rovaniemi.

It seemed like a good idea. Drive from London to the northernmost point in Europe. In a convertible. With the roof down. In February.