ROUTE GUIDANCE APPARATUS, ROUTE GUIDANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM

A route guidance apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a route search unit that performs a route search based on a route search instruction from a user including information indicating a departure place and a destination, a difficulty level calculation unit that calculates a difficulty level for each of the multiple routes obtained as a search result, a required time calculation unit that calculates a required time for each of the multiple routes, a spatial cognitive ability value acquisition unit that acquires a spatial cognitive ability value representing spatial cognitive ability of the user, a route selection unit that selects a route recommended to the user from the multiple routes based on the calculated difficulty level, the calculated required time, and the acquired spatial cognitive ability value, and an output unit that outputs the selected route.