Japan National Route 6

National Route 6
国道6号 (Kokudō Roku-gō?)
Route information
Length:	345.5 km (214.7 mi)
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

Nihonbashi

0 km post of Japanese Roads

Route 6 at Yotsugi, Katsushika, Tokyo

National Route 6 is a Japanese highway which goes from Tokyo via Mito and Hitachi in Ibaraki Prefecture towards Sendai. The route traces the old Mito Kaidō from Tokyo to Mito.^[1][2] For much of its length it parallels the Jōban railway line and the Joban expressway.

Route Data

• Length: 345.5 km (214.7 mi)
• Origin: Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo (originates at the origins of Routes 1, 4, 14, 15, 17 and 20)
• Terminus: Miyagino-ku, Sendai (ends at Nigatake IC, junction with Route 45, the origin of Route 47)
• Major cities: Matsudo, Kashiwa, Toride, Ryugasaki, Tsuchiura, Ishioka, Mito, Hitachi, Iwaki, Soma

Overlapping sections

• In Chuo-ku, from the origin to Muromachi intersection: Route 17
• In Chuo-ku, from the origin to Honchō 3-chōme intersection: Route 4
• In Chuo-ku, from the origin to Asakusa-bashi intersection: Route 14
• From Kashiwa City to Toride City: Route 294
• In Tsuchiura City: Route 125 and Route 354
• In Ishioka City: Route 355

History

• 1952-12-04 - First Class National Highway 6 (from Tokyo to Sendai)
• 1965-04-01 - General National Highway 6 (from Tokyo to Sendai)

External links

• Tsukuba Wiki's guide to Route 6

References

1. ^ "一般国道６号". Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Kanto Regional Development Bureau. http://www.ktr.mlit.go.jp/honkyoku/road/jikoku/station/r006.html. Retrieved 2010-11-29. (Japanese)
2. ^ Chiba Kokaidō Rekishi Sanpo. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Accessed December 28, 2007.