Japan National Route 22 Explained

Country:	JPN
Type:	National
Route:	22
Map Custom:	yes
Length Km:	37.0
Length Ref:	^[1]
Established:	4 December 1952
Direction A:	North
Terminus A:	in Gifu
Direction B:	South
Terminus B:	in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya
Previous Type:	Route
Previous Route:	21
Next Type:	Route
Next Route:	23

is a national highway connecting Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and Gifu, Gifu Prefecture in Japan. The route follows the old Minoji, a 17th-century trade route that connected the Nakasendō and the Tōkaidō.^[2]

Route data

• Length: 37km (23miles)
• Origin: Nagoya (originates at junction with Route 1)
• Terminus: Gifu (ends at Junction with Route 21)
• Major cities: Ichinomiya

Overlapping sections

• From Atsuta-ku, Nagoya (Atsuta Shrine South intersection) to Naka-ku, Nagoya (Nichigin-mae intersection): Route 19
• From Ginan (Ginan IC) to Gifu (Akanabe-Hongo intersection): Routes 21 and 156

History

• 4 December 1952 - First Class National Highway 22 (from Nagoya to Gifu)
• 1 April 1965 - General National Highway 22 (from Nagoya to Gifu)

Intersects with

• Aichi Prefecture
  • Routes 1 and 247
  • Route 19
  • Route 302
  • Route 155
• Gifu Prefecture
  • Routes 21 and 156
  • Route 157

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. 19 February 2020.
2. Web site: ja:一般国道２２号 . http://www.cbr.mlit.go.jp/time_road/022.htm . Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Chubu Regional Development Bureau . 29 November 2010 . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100507123651/http://www.cbr.mlit.go.jp/time_road/022.htm . 7 May 2010.