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Japan National Route 1

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Length
  
565.4 km

Japan National Route 1

East end:
  
National Route 15 / National Route 17 in Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo

West end:
  
National Route 2 / National Route 176 in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka

Major cities
  
Yokohama, Kyoto, Shizuoka, Numazu, Otsu, Kita-ku, Chūō

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 from there to Osaka. Between Tokyo and Aichi Prefecture it parallels the Tomei Expressway; from there to Mie Prefecture, the Higashimeihan Expressway, and from Shiga Prefecture to Osaka, the Meishin Expressway. Its total length is 565.4 kilometres (351.3 mi). At its eastern terminus in Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo, it meets National Routes 4, 6, 14, 15, 17, and 20. At its western terminus in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, it links with Routes 2, 25, 26 and other highways.

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Route 1 links Tokyo to the important prefectural capitals of Yokohama (Kanagawa Prefecture), Shizuoka, Nagoya (Aichi Prefecture), Otsu (Shiga Prefecture), Kyoto, and Osaka.

Route Data

  • Length: 565.4 kilometres (351.3 mi)
  • Origin: Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo (originates at the origins of Routes 4, 6, 14, 15, 17 and 20)
  • Terminus: Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka (ends at the origins of Routes 2, 26, 163 and 165 and the terminus of Routes 25 and 176)
  • Major cities: Kawasaki, Yokohama, Odawara, Numazu, Shizuoka, Hamamatsu, Nagoya, Yokkaichi, Otsu, Kyoto

    • History

  • 4 December 1952: First Class National Highway 1 (from Tokyo to Osaka)
  • 1 April 1965: General National Highway 1 (from Tokyo to Osaka)

    • Overlapping sections

  • In Chuo: Route 15
  • From the origin to Chiyoda (Sakuradamon intersection): Route 20
  • In Yokohama City, from Takashima-cho intersection to Hamamatsucho intersection: Route 16
  • From Odawara City to Hakone Town (Miyanoshita intersection): Route 138
  • From Hamamatsu City (Shinohara intersection) to Kosai City (Okurado IC): Route 42

    • Junction list

    All junctions listed are at-grade intersections unless noted otherwise.

    References

    Japan National Route 1 Wikipedia
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