Japan National Route 42

Updated on Nov 08, 2023

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Existed: 1945 – present West end: Wakayama Constructed 1945		East end: Hamamatsu Length 504.6 km

National Route 42, also called Kumano Kaido or Tropical Route 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

Length: 504.6 km (313.5 mi)

Origin: Hamamatsu (originates at junction with Route 1)

Terminus: Wakayama city

Major cities: Tahara, Toba, Ise, Matsusaka, Owase, Kumano, Shingū, Tanabe, and Gobō

Passes through

Shizuoka Prefecture

Hamamatsu • Kosai

Aichi Prefecture

Toyohashi • Tahara

Mie Prefecture

Toba • Ise • Meiwa • Matsusaka • Taki • Ōdai • Taiki • Kihoku • Owase • Kumano • Mihama • Kihō

Wakayama Prefecture

Shingū • Nachikatsuura • Taiji • Kushimoto • Susami • Shirahama • Minabe • Inami • Gobō • Hidaka • Yura • Hirogawa • Yuasa • Aridagawa • Arida • Kainan • Wakayama

Intersects with

Shizuoka Prefecture

Route 1

Route 257

Route 301

Aichi Prefecture

Route 259

Mie Prefecture

Route 167

Route 23

Route 166

Ise Expressway

Route 368

Kisei Expressway

Route 260

Route 425

Route 311

Route 309

Route 311

Wakayama Prefecture

Route 168

Route 371

Route 311

Hanwa Expressway

Route 424

Route 425

Yuasa-Gobō Bypass

Route 480

Route 24

Route 26

References

Japan National Route 42 Wikipedia

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