DESCRIZIONE
A route planning apparatus (1) includes a display (21) for displaying a user-scheduled route on a map and a user interface (23) for accepting an input of time and date to travel on the route. The route planning apparatus (1) further includes a caution information reading portion (32) for reading caution information having influence on the travel and associated with position, and time and date and a route verifying portion (33) for verifying whether the travel on the route is available based on one or more positions, times and dates which the caution information read by the caution information reading portion (32) indicates, one or more positions on the route, and the inputted travel time and date. [Image Omitted]