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Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
has a nationwide system of distinct from the expressways
Expressways of Japan
The expressways of Japan make up a large network of freeway-standard toll roads.- History :Following World War II, Japan's economic revival led to a massive increase in personal automobile use...
. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and other government agencies administer the national highways. Beginning in 1952, Japan classified these as Class 1 or Class 2. Class 1 highways had one- or two-digit numbers, while Class 2 highways had three-digit numbers. For example, Routes 1
Route 1 (Japan)
National Route 1 is a major highway on the island of Honshū in Japan. It connects Chūō, Tokyo in the Kantō region with the city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture in the Kansai region, passing through the Chūbu region en route. It follows the old Tōkaidō westward from Tokyo to Kyoto, and the old Kyo Kaidō...
and 58
Route 58 (Japan)
National Route 58 is a highway in Japan. This very unusual road has continuous numbering over disconnected segments on the islands of Kyūshū, Tanegashima, Amami Ōshima, and Okinawa. The road has a total of 255.5 km on land...
were Class 1 highways while 507
Route 507 (Japan)
National Route 507 is a national highway of Japan connecting between Itoman, Okinawa and Naha, Okinawa in Japan, with total length of 26.5 km ....
(the one with the highest number) was a Class 2 highway. There are 459 national highways.
A 1964 amendment to the governing law resulted in a unification of the classes, which took effect in April of the following year. Highways numbered since that time have had three-digit numbers, so the numbers 58–100, which had so far been unused, remained unused. However, when Okinawa Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture
is one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
was reverted to Japanese control in 1972, Route 58, with its southern endpoint in Okinawa's capital city of Naha
Naha, Okinawa
is the capital city of the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa.Naha is a coastal city located on the East China Sea coast of the southern part of Okinawa Island, the largest of the Ryukyu Islands...
, was established. The numbers from 59 to 100 remain unused. Some other numbers have been vacated by the joining or changing of routes: 109 (joined with 108), 110 (renumbered as 48), 111 (renumbered as 45), 214–216 (joined to form 57).
1 to 58
Initially established as "Class 1 highways", except Route 58)01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12
Japan National Route 12
National Route 12 is a national highway connecting Sapporo and Asahikawa in Hokkaidō, Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 135.7 km *Origin: Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Sapporo...
13
Japan National Route 13
National Route 13 is a highway in Japan on the island of Honshū which runs from Fukushima City in Fukushima Prefecture to Akita City in Akita Prefecture.-Route Data:*Length: *Origin: Fukushima City...
14
Japan National Route 14
National Route 14 is a national highway connecting Tokyo and Chiba in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 44.1 km *Origin: Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo...
15
Japan National Route 15
National Route 15 is a national highway connecting Tokyo and Yokohama in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 29.2 km *Origin: Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo...
16 17 18
Japan National Route 18
National Route 18 is a national highway connecting Takasaki, Gunma and Joetsu, Niigata in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 193.9 km *Origin: Takasaki City...
19
Japan National Route 19
National Route 19 is a national highway connecting Nagoya and Nagano in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 258.9 km *Origin: Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Nagoya *Terminus: Nagano City...
20
21
Japan National Route 21
is a national highway connecting Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture and Maibara, Shiga Prefecture in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: *Origin: Mizunami *Terminus: Maibara...
22
Japan National Route 22
is a national highway connecting Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and Gifu, Gifu Prefecture in Japan. The route follows the old Minoji, a 17th century trade route that connected the Nakasendō and the Tōkaidō.-Route data:*Length:...
23
Japan National Route 23
National Route 23 is a national highway connecting Toyohashi, Aichi and Ise, Mie in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 175.3 km *Origin: Toyohashi *Terminus: Ise...
24
Japan National Route 24
National Route 24 is a national highway connecting Kyoto and Wakayama, Wakayama in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 130.3 km *Origin: Kyoto...
25
Japan National Route 25
National Route 25 is a national highway connecting Yokkaichi and Osaka in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 144.5 km *Origin: Yokkaichi *Terminus: Osaka...
26
Japan National Route 26
National Route 26 is a national highway connecting Osaka and Wakayama in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 71.8 km *Origin: Osaka *Terminus: Wakayama...
27
Japan National Route 27
National Route 27 is a national highway connecting Tsuruga and Kyotamba in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 139.9 km *Origin: Tsuruga *Terminus: Kyotamba...
28
Japan National Route 28
National Route 28 is a national highway connecting Kobe and Tokushima in Japan. It is the only national highway that traverses through Awaji Island as the route uses ferries to connect the two cities of Naruto, Tokushima and Akashi, Hyōgo.-Route Data:...
29
Japan National Route 29
National Route 29 is a national highway connecting Himeji and Tottori in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 119.7 km *Origin: Himeji*Terminus: Tottori *Major cities: Tatsuno, Shiso-History:...
30
Japan National Route 30
National Route 30 is a national highway connecting Okayama and Takamatsu in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 26.4 km *Origin: Okayama...
31
Japan National Route 31
National Route 31 is a national highway connecting Kaita, Hiroshima and Kure in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 20.1 km *Origin: Kaita, Hiroshima *Terminus: Kure...
32
Japan National Route 32
National Route 32 is a national highway connecting Takamatsu and Kōchi in Japan.-Route data:*Length: 139.9 km *Origin: Takamatsu...
33 34
Japan National Route 34
National Route 34 is a highway in Japan on the island of Kyūshū which runs from Saga City in Saga Prefecture to Nagasaki in Nagasaki Prefecture. It follows the old Nagasaki Kaidō, a road from the Edo period...
35
Japan National Route 35
National Route 35 is a national highway connecting Takeo and Sasebo in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 35.2 km *Origin: Takeo, Saga *Terminus: Sasebo, Nagasaki...
36
Japan National Route 36
National Route 36 is a national highway connecting Sapporo and Muroran in Hokkaidō, Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 133.0 km *Origin: Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Sapporo *Terminus: Muroran, Hokkaido...
37
Japan National Route 37
National Route 37 is a national highway connecting Oshamanbe and Muroran in Hokkaidō, Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 81.1 km *Origin: Oshamanbe, Hokkaido...
38
Japan National Route 38
National Route 38 is a national highway connecting Takikawa and Kushiro in Hokkaidō, Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 298.4 km *Origin: Takikawa, Hokkaido...
39
Japan National Route 39
National Route 39 is a national highway connecting Asahikawa and Abashiri in Hokkaidō, Japan. It passes through Kitami and Engaru.-Route Data:*Length: 215.2 km...
40
Japan National Route 40
National Route 40 is a national highway connecting Asahikawa and Wakkanai in Hokkaidō, Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 243.0 km *Origin: Asahikawa, Hokkaidō...
41
Japan National Route 41
is a national highway connecting Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The bulk of the road run throughs Gifu Prefecture. The route is also referred to as Yon-ichi and Shippin, based on the Japanese readings for the route numbering....
42
Japan National Route 42
National Route 42 is a national highway connecting Hamamatsu, Shizuoka and Wakayama, Wakayama in Japan. Part of the route requires crossing Ise Bay on the Ise-wan Ferry.It is the 8th longest national highway in Japan.-Route Data:...
43
Japan National Route 43
National Route 43 is a national highway of Japan connecting Nishinari-ku, Osaka and Nada-ku, Kobe in Japan, with a total length of 30.2 km ....
44
Japan National Route 44
National Route 44 is a national highway connecting Kushiro and Nemuro in Hokkaidō, Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 124.8 km *Origin: Kushiro, Hokkaido *Terminus: Nemuro, Hokkaido*Major cities: Akkeshi...
45
Japan National Route 45
National Route 45 is a national highway of Japan connecting Aoba-ku, Sendai and Aomori, Aomori in Japan, with a total length of 516.9 km ....
46
Japan National Route 46
National Route 46 is a national highway of Japan connecting Morioka, Iwate and Akita, Akita in Japan, with a total length of 116.2 km ....
47
Japan National Route 47
National Route 47 is a national highway of Japan connecting Miyagino-ku, Sendai and Sakata, Yamagata in Japan, with a total length of 173.6 km ....
48
Japan National Route 48
National Route 48 is a national highway of Japan connecting Aoba-ku, Sendai and Yamagata, Yamagata in Japan, with a total length of 75 km ....
49
Japan National Route 49
National Route 49 is a national highway of Japan connecting Iwaki, Fukushima and Chūō-ku, Niigata in Japan, with a total length of 246.4 km .-Route Data:*Length: 246.4 km *Origin: Iwaki, Fukushima...
50
Japan National Route 50
National Route 50 is a national highway of Japan connecting Maebashi, Gunma and Mito, Ibaraki in Japan, with a total length of 144.2 km ....
51
Japan National Route 51
National Route 51 is a national highway of Japan connecting Chūō-ku, Chiba and Mito, Ibaraki in Japan, with a total length of 124 km ....
52
Japan National Route 52
National Route 52 is a national highway of Japan connecting Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka and Kōfu, Yamanashi in Japan, with a total length of 100.1 km ....
53
Japan National Route 53
National Route 53 is a national highway of Japan connecting Okayama, Okayama and Tottori, Tottori in Japan, with a total length of 138.5 km ....
54
Japan National Route 54
National Route 54 is a national highway of Japan connecting Naka-ku, Hiroshima and Matsue, Shimane in Japan, with a total length of 174.5 km ....
55
Japan National Route 55
National Route 55 is a national highway of Japan connecting Tokushima, Tokushima and Kōchi, Kōchi, with a total length of 210.2 km ....
56
Japan National Route 56
National Route 56 is a national highway of Japan connecting Kōchi, Kōchi and Matsuyama, Ehime, with a total length of 300.2 km ....
57
Japan National Route 57
National Route 57 is a national highway of Japan connecting Ōita, Ōita and Nagasaki, Nagasaki in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 326.7 km *Origin: Oita, Oita...
58
101 to 200
101 102 103 104 105 106 107Japan National Route 107
is a highway in Akita Prefecture and Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It stretches from in Akita to in Iwate....
108
112 113
Japan National Route 113
is a highway in Japan on the island of Honshū which runs from Niigata City in Niigata Prefecture to Sōma in Fukushima Prefecture.-Route Data:*Length: 232.7 km *Origin: Chuo-ku, Niigata...
114 115 116 117
Japan National Route 117
is a national highway connecting Nagano, Nagano and Ojiya, Niigata in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 119.6 km *Origin: Nagano City *Terminus: Ojiya City *Major cities: Iiyama, Tokamachi...
118 119 120
121
Japan National Route 121
National Route 121 is a national highway connecting the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata and the town of Mashiko, Tochigi in Japan....
122 123 124
Japan National Route 124
National Route 124 is a national highway of Japan connecting between Chōshi, Chiba and Mito, Ibaraki in Japan, with total length has 88.1 km ....
125 126 127 128 129 130
Japan National Route 130
is a national highway connecting Port of Tokyo and Route 15 in Tokyo, Japan. It's the second shortest national highway in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 0.5km*Origin: Port of Tokyo*Terminus: Minato, Tokyo -History:...
131 132 133 134
Japan National Route 134
National Route 134 is a national highway connecting the city of Yokosuka and the town of Ōiso in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan....
135 136 137 138 139 140
141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150
151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160
161 162 163 164 165
Japan National Route 165
National Route 165 is a national highway connecting Kita-ku in the city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, and the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 126.5 km...
166 167
Japan National Route 167
National Route 167 is a national highway connecting Shima, Mie and Ise, Mie in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 37.9 km *Origin: Shima *Terminus: Ise -Intersects with:...
168 169 170
171 172 173 174
Japan National Route 174
is a national highway connecting Port of Kobe and Route 2 in Kobe, Japan. It's the shortest national highway in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 187.1m*Origin: Port of Kobe*Terminus: Chūō-ku, Kobe -History:...
175 176 177 178 179 180
181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190
191 192 193 194 195 196 197
Japan National Route 197
is a Japanese national highway running on the islands of Kyūshū and Shikoku. It originates at the junction with Routes 10 and 210 in Ōita, Ōita and terminates at the junction with Route 56 in Susaki, Kōchi...
198 199 200
201 to 300
201 202 203 204 205 206 207Japan National Route 207
is a highway in Japan on the island of Kyūshū which runs from Saga City in Saga Prefecture to Togitsu in Nagasaki Prefecture. From Kōhoku it runs along the Ariake Sea towards Isahaya...
208 209 210
211 212 213 217 218 219 220
221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230
231 232 233 234 235
Japan National Route 235
National Route 235 is a national highway connecting Muroran, Hokkaidō and Urakawa, Hokkaidō in Japan.-Route data:*Length: *Origin: Muroran, Hokkaidō*Terminus: Urakawa, Hokkaidō National Route 235 is a national highway connecting Muroran, Hokkaidō and Urakawa, Hokkaidō in Japan.-Route...
236
Japan National Route 236
National Route 236 is a national highway connecting Obihiro, Hokkaidō and Urakawa, Hokkaidō in Japan.-Route data:*Length: *Origin: Obihiro, Hokkaidō*Terminus: Urakawa, Hokkaidō National Route 236 is a national highway connecting Obihiro, Hokkaidō and Urakawa, Hokkaidō in Japan.-Route...
237 238 239 240
241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250
251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260
Japan National Route 260
National Route 260 is a national highway connecting Shima, Mie and Kihoku, Mie in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 115.5 km *Origin: Shima *Terminus: Kihoku -Passes through:...
261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270
271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280
281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290
291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300
301 to 400
301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320
321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330
331 332 333 334 335 336
Japan National Route 336
National Route 336 is a national highway connecting Urakawa, Hokkaidō and Kushiro, Hokkaidō in Japan.-Route data:*Length: *Origin: Urakawa, Hokkaidō National Route 336 is a national highway connecting Urakawa, Hokkaidō and Kushiro, Hokkaidō in Japan.-Route data:*Length: *Origin: Urakawa, Hokkaidō...
337 338 339 340
341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348
Japan National Route 348
is a highway in Japan on the island of Honshū which runs from Nagai City in Yamagata Prefecture to Yamagata City, in the same prefecture.-Route Data:*Length: 45.3 km *Origin: Nagai City*Terminus: Yamagata City*Major cities: Yamagata...
349 350
351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360
361 362 363 364 365 366 367
Japan National Route 367
National Route 367 is a national highway of Japan connecting between Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto and Wakasa, Fukui in Japan, with total length has 68.5 km ....
368 369 370
371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380
381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390
391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400
401 to 507
401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420
421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430
431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440
441 442 443 444
Japan National Route 444
is a highway in Japan on the island of Kyūshū which runs from Omura City in Nagasaki Prefecture to Saga City in Saga Prefecture. It is 73.5 km long....
445 446 447 448 449 450
451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460
461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469
Japan National Route 469
National Route 469 is a national highway of Japan connecting Gotenba, Shizuoka and Nanbu, Yamanashi in Japan, with a total length of 59.1 km ....
470
Japan National Route 470
National Route 470 is a national highway of Japan connecting between Wajima, Ishikawa and Tonami, Toyama in Japan, with total length has .A major part of the road is known as the , a toll road connecting Wajima, Ishikawa and Tonami, Toyama managed by West Nippon Expressway Company....
471 472 473 474
Japan National Route 474
National Route 474 is a national highway of Japan connecting between Iida, Nagano and Kita-ku, Hamamatsu in Japan, with total length has .A major part of the road is known as the , a toll road connecting Iida, Nagano and Shinshiro, Aichi managed by Central Nippon Expressway Company....
475 476
Japan National Route 476
National Route 476 is a national highway of Japan. The highway connects Ōno, Fukui and Tsuruga, Fukui. It has a total length of ....
477
Japan National Route 477
National Route 477 is a national highway of Japan. The highway connects Yokkaichi, Mie and Ikeda, Osaka. It has a total length of ....
478
Japan National Route 478
National Route 478 is a national highway of Japan connecting between Miyazu, Kyoto and Kumiyama, Kyoto in Japan, with total length has .A major part of the road is known as the , a toll road connecting Fushimi-ku, Kyoto and Miyazu, Kyoto managed by West Nippon Expressway Company....
479
Japan National Route 479
National Route 479 is a national highway of Japan. The highway connects Toyonaka, Osaka and Suminoe-ku, Osaka. It has a total length of ....
480
Japan National Route 480
National Route 480 is a national highway of Japan. The highway connects Izumi, Osaka and Arida, Wakayama. It has a total length of ....
481
Japan National Route 481
National Route 481 is a national highway of Japan connecting Kansai International Airport and Izumisano, Osaka in Japan, with a total length of 5.8 km ....
482 483
Japan National Route 483
National Route 483 is a national highway of Japan connecting between Toyooka, Hyōgo and Tamba, Hyōgo in Japan, with total length has .A major part of the road is known as the , a toll road connecting Tamba, Hyōgo and Toyooka, Hyōgo managed by West Nippon Expressway Company....
484
Japan National Route 484
National Route 484 is a national highway of Japan connecting between Masuda, Shimane and Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima in Japan, with total length has 93.9 km ....
485
Japan National Route 485
National Route 485 is a national highway of Japan connecting Okinoshima, Shimane and Matsue, Shimane in Japan, with a total length of ....
486 487
Japan National Route 487
National Route 487 is a national highway of Japan. The highway connects Kure, Hiroshima and Minami-ku, Hiroshima. It has a total length of ....
488
Japan National Route 488
National Route 488 is a national highway of Japan connecting between Masuda, Shimane and Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima in Japan, with total length has 108.9 km ....
489
Japan National Route 489
National Route 489 is a national highway of Japan. The highway connects Shunan, Yamaguchi and Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi. It has a total length of ....
490
Japan National Route 490
National Route 490 is a national highway of Japan connecting between Ube, Yamaguchi and Hagi, Yamaguchi in Japan, with total length has 62.4 km ....
491
Japan National Route 491
National Route 491 is a national highway of Japan. The highway connects Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi and Nagato, Yamaguchi. It has a total length of ....
492 493
Japan National Route 493
National Route 493 is a national highway of Japan. The highway connects Kochi, Kochi and Tōyō, Kochi. It has a total length of ....
494
Japan National Route 494
National Route 494 is a, national highway of Japan with a total length of 120.7 km . of Japan connecting between Matsuyama, Ehime and Susaki, Kōchi....
495
Japan National Route 495
National Route 495 is a national highway of Japan connecting between Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu and Higashi-ku, Fukuoka in Japan, with total length has 63.4 km ....
496
Japan National Route 496
National Route 496 is a national highway of Japan connecting between Yukuhashi, Fukuoka and Hita, Oita in Japan, with total length has 68.9 km ....
497
Japan National Route 497
National Route 497 is a national highway of Japan connecting between Hakata-ku, Fukuoka and Takeo, Saga in Japan, with total length has 63.5 km ....
498
Japan National Route 498
National Route 498 is a national highway of Japan connecting between Kashima, Saga and Sasebo, Nagasaki in Japan, with total length has 56.6 km ....
499
Japan National Route 499
National Route 499 is a national highway of Japan connecting between Nagasaki, Nagasaki and Akune, Kagoshima in Japan, with total length has 27.7 km ....
500
501
Japan National Route 501
National Route 501 is a national highway of Japan connecting between Omuta, Fukuoka and Uto, Kumamoto in Japan, with total length has 47.1 km ....
502
Japan National Route 502
is a national highway between Usuki, Ōita and Taketa, Oita in Japan. It has a total length of 53.3 km ....
503 504 505
Japan National Route 505
National Route 505 is a national highway of Japan. The highway connects Motobu, Okinawa and Nago, Okinawa. It has a total length of ....
506
Japan National Route 506
National Route 506 is a national highway of Japan connecting Naha, Okinawa and Nishihara, Okinawa in Japan, with a total length of 8.5 km ....
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