A device for generating intersection guidance information, the device comprising: a route setting unit configured to receive a route up to a destination; a candidate area detecting unit configured to search for a turning point (410, 420) on the searched route, and detect a surrounding area of the searched turning point (410, 420) as a candidate area; a candidate POI (point of interest) area detecting unit configured to detect one or more POI areas as candidate POI areas (610, 620, 630, 640), at least a portion of the one or more POI areas (610, 620, 630, 640) being included in the candidate area; a guidance POI area selecting unit configured to calculate a distance between each apex or center of each of the candidate POI areas (610, 620, 630, 640) and the turning point (410, 420), detect the candidate POI area whose distance calculated is shortest, and select the detected candidate POI area as a guidance POI area; and a guidance information generating unit configured to generate guidance information for an intersection including the guidance POI area; wherein the candidate area, the candidate POI area and the guidance POI area are based on geometry data on a map; wherein the candidate area detecting unit sets the searched turning point (410, 420), and a first point and a second point that are set apart from the searched turning point (410, 420) at a predetermined distance on the route, and detects as the candidate area an internal area of a closed curve that passes through the turning point (410, 420), the first point, and the second point; wherein when the candidate POI area detecting unit does not detect the candidate POI area (610, 620, 630, 640) in the candidate area, the candidate area detecting unit sets a third point and a fourth point that are apart from the turning point (410, 420) at a predetermined distance on the route, the third and fourth points being different from the first point or the second point, and detects as a new candidate area an internal area of a closed curve that passes through the turning point (410, 420), the third point, and the fourth point, and the candidate POI area detecting unit detects the candidate POI area (610, 620, 630, 640) in the new candidate area; and wherein any detected candidate area is an area shaped in a triangle whose one apex is the turning point (410, 420) and whose two segments are routes connected to the turning point (410, 420). a route setting unit configured to receive a route up to a destination; a candidate area detecting unit configured to search for a turning point (410, 420) on the searched route, and detect a surrounding area of the searched turning point (410, 420) as a candidate area; a candidate POI (point of interest) area detecting unit configured to detect one or more POI areas as candidate POI areas (610, 620, 630, 640), at least a portion of the one or more POI areas (610, 620, 630, 640) being included in the candidate area; a guidance POI area selecting unit configured to calculate a distance between each apex or center of each of the candidate POI areas (610, 620, 630, 640) and the turning point (410, 420), detect the candidate POI area whose distance calculated is shortest, and select the detected candidate POI area as a guidance POI area; and a guidance information generating unit configured to generate guidance information for an intersection including the guidance POI area; wherein the candidate area, the candidate POI area and the guidance POI area are based on geometry data on a map; wherein the candidate area detecting unit sets the searched turning point (410, 420), and a first point and a second point that are set apart from the searched turning point (410, 420) at a predetermined distance on the route, and detects as the candidate area an internal area of a closed curve that passes through the turning point (410, 420), the first point, and the second point; wherein when the candidate POI area detecting unit does not detect the candidate POI area (610, 620, 630, 640) in the candidate area, the candidate area detecting unit sets a third point and a fourth point that are apart from the turning point (410, 420) at a predetermined distance on the route, the third and fourth points being different from the first point or the second point, and detects as a new candidate area an internal area of a closed curve that passes through the turning point (410, 420), the third point, and the fourth point, and the candidate POI area detecting unit detects the candidate POI area (610, 620, 630, 640) in the new candidate area; and wherein any detected candidate area is an area shaped in a triangle whose one apex is the turning point (410, 420) and whose two segments are routes connected to the turning point (410, 420).