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| National Route 1 国道1号 (Kokudō Ichi-gō) |
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| Length: | 565.4 km (351 mi) | ||||
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| West end: |   Route 15 / Route 17 in Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo |
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| Major junctions: |
 Route 42 Route 255 Route 134 Route 129 Route 467  Route 133 / Route 16 |
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| East end: |   Route 2 / Route 176 in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka |
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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 km. 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.
Route 1 links Tokyo to the important prefectural capitals of Yokohama (Kanagawa Prefecture), Shizuoka, Nagoya (Aichi Prefecture), Otsu (Shiga Prefecture), Kyoto, and Osaka.
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Route Data
- Length: 565.4 km (351.4 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
- 1952-12-04 - First Class National Highway 1 (from Tokyo to Osaka)
- 1965-04-01 - 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 Arai Town (Okurado IC): Route 42
Intersects with
See also
- Gokishichidō, the ancient highways of Japan
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