Japan National Route 207 Explained

Country:	JPN
Type:	National
Route:	207
Map Custom:	yes
Length Km:	112.3
Length Ref:	^[1]
Established:	18 May 1953
Terminus A:	in Saga
Terminus B:	in Togitsu
Previous Type:	Route
Previous Route:	206
Next Type:	Route
Next Route:	208

is a highway in Japan on the island of Kyūshū which runs from Saga City in Saga Prefecture to Togitsu in Nagasaki Prefecture. From Kōhoku it runs along the Ariake Sea towards Isahaya. Hence, that portion of the road runs mostly parallel to the Nagasaki Main Line.

Route description

• Length: 112.3 km (69.8 mi)
• Origin: Saga (junction with Route 264)
• Terminus: Togitsu (junction with Route 206)

History

• 1953-05-28 - Second Class National Highway 207 (from Saga to Isahaya)
• 1965-04-01 - General National Highway 207 (from Saga to Isahaya)
• 1982-04-01 - General National Highway 207 (from Saga to Togitsu)

Overlapping sections

• From Ogi (Maemitsue intersection) to Kōhoku (Higashibun intersection), and from Isahaya to Tarami (Kikitsu Station east entrance intersection): Route 34
• From Isahaya (Obunakoshi intersection) to Tarami (Kikitsu Station east entrance intersection): Route 57
• From Shiroishi (Ariake-chō Meguritsu intersection) to Kashima (Shimego intersection): Route 444

Municipalities passed through

• Saga Prefecture
  • Saga, Kubota, Ogi, Kōhoku, Shiroishi, Kashima, Tara
• Nagasaki Prefecture
  • Isahaya, Nagayo, Togitsu

Main connecting roads

• Route 208, Route 263, Route 204 (Saga)
• Route 34 (Ogi, Kōhoku, Isahaya)
• Route 444 (Shiroishi, Kashima)
• Route 498 (Kashima)
• Route 57 (Isahaya)
• Route 206 (Togitsu)

Roadside stations

• Kashima Roadside Station

Notes and References

1. Web site: 一般国道の路線別、都道府県別道路現況. Road statistics by General National Highway route and prefecture. ja. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 18 February 2020.