- Japan National Route 4
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National Route 4 国道4号 (Kokudō Yongō ) Route information Length: 743.6 km (462.1 mi) Highway system National Route 4 is a major highway in eastern Honshū, Japan. The longest of the ordinary highways in Japan, it originates in Chūō, Tokyo and stretches north for 743.6 km to the city of Aomori in Aomori Prefecture. From Saitama Prefecture to Iwate Prefecture, it parallels the Tōhoku Expressway; from Iwate to Aomori Prefecture, it parallels the Hachinohe Expressway. At its northern terminus, it links with Route 7.[1]
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Route Data
- Length: 743.6 km (462.1 mi)
- Origin: Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo (originates at the origins of Routes 1, 6, 14, 15, 17 and 20)
- Terminus: Aomori, Aomori (ends at the terminus of Route 7)
- Major cities: Kasukabe, Oyama, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Kōriyama, Fukushima, Fukushima, Fukushima, Sendai, Miyagi, Furukawa, Miyagi, Ichinoseki, Iwate, Morioka, Iwate, Ninohe, Iwate, Sannohe, Aomori, Nanbu, Aomori, Towada, Aomori, Shichinohe, Aomori and Noheji, Aomori
Municipalities passed through
- Tokyo
- Saitama Prefecture
- Ibaraki Prefecture
- Tochigi Prefecture
- Nogi - Oyama - Shimotsuke - Kaminokawa, Shimotsuke, Utsunomiya - Takanezawa - Sakura - Yaita - Otawara - Nasushiobara - Nasu
- Fukushima Prefecture
- Miyagi Prefecture
- Shiroishi - Zaō - Ōgawara - Murata - Shibata - Iwanuma - Natori - Taihaku-ku, Sendai - Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai - Miyagino-ku, Sendai - Izumi-ku, Sendai - Tomiya - Taiwa - Shiroishi - Ōhira - Ōsaki - Kurihara
- Iwate Prefecture
- Aomori Prefecture
History
- 1952-12-04 - First Class National Highway 4 (from Tokyo to Aomori, Aomori)
- 1965-04-01 - General National Highway 4 (from Tokyo to Aomori, Aomori)
Intersects with
- Tokyo
- Routes 1, 6, 14, 15, 17 and 20
- Saitama Prefecture
- Ibaraki Prefecture
- Routes 125 and 354 at Koga
- Tochigi Prefecture
- Fukushima Prefecture
- Miyagi Prefecture
- Iwate Prefecture
- Aomori Prefecture
References
- ^ "一般国道4号". Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Kanto Regional Development Bureau.. http://www.ktr.mlit.go.jp/honkyoku/road/jikoku/station/r004.html. Retrieved 2010-11-29.(Japanese)
Categories:- National highways in Japan
- Japan road stubs
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