Japan National Route 34 Explained

Country:	JPN
Type:	National
Route:	34
Map Custom:	yes
Length Km:	136.5
Length Ref:	^[1]
Established:	4 December 1952
Direction A:	North
Terminus A:	in Tosu
Direction B:	South
Terminus B:	in Nagasaki
Previous Type:	Route
Previous Route:	33
Next Type:	Route
Next Route:	35

is a highway in Japan on the island of Kyūshū which runs from Saga City in Saga Prefecture to Nagasaki in Nagasaki Prefecture. It follows the old Nagasaki Kaidō, a road from the Edo period. About 10% of the route is 4 lanes or more, and the rest is two lanes.^[2]

Route data

• Length: 136.5 km (84.8 mi)
• Origin: Tosu (junction with Route 3)
• Terminus: Nagasaki (terminates at Route 57 and Route 202)
• Major cities: Saga, Takeo, Ōmura, Isahaya

Overlapping sections

• From Saga City (Kokuritsubyōinmae intersection) to Ogi (Gojō intersection): Route 203
• From Ogi (Maemitsue intersection) to Kōhoku (Higashibun intersection): Route 207
• From Isahaya (Obunakoshi Tunnel intersection) to Isahaya Tarami-chō Keya: Route 207
• From Isahaya (Obunakoshi Tunnel intersection) to Nagasaki (Kenchōmae intersection): Route 57
• From Nagasaki (Yagamimachi intersection) to Nagasaki (Kenchōmae intersection): Route 251
• From Nagasaki Ōhashi-chō (Iwayabashi intersection) to Nagasaki (Kenchōmae intersection): Route 206
• From Nagasaki (Takara-chō intersection) to Nagasaki (Kenchōmae intersection): Route 202

Municipalities passed through

• Saga Prefecture
  • Tosu - Miyaki - Kamimine - Yoshinogari - Kanzaki - Saga - Ogi - Kōhoku - Ōmachi - Takeo - Ureshino
• Nagasaki Prefecture
  • Higashisonogi - Ōmura - Isahaya - Nagasaki

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３４号 . http://www.qsr.mlit.go.jp/kyukan/roadtime/r034.html . Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kyushu Regional Development Bureau . 4 December 2010. ja.