Japan National Route 390 Explained

Country:JPN
Type:National
Route:390
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:Japan National Route 390 highlighted in red
Length Km:58.2
Length Ref:[1]
Previous Type:Route
Previous Route:389
Next Type:Route
Next Route:391

is both the southernmost and westernmost of the national highways of Japan. It connects Ishigaki, Okinawa on Ishigaki Island, to Miyako-jima, and Naha, Okinawa on Okinawa Island in Japan. Spanning the three islands by ferry, the highway has a total length of 58.2km (36.2miles) on land and 552.2km (343.1miles) when maritime distance is added.

Route description

National Route 390 features the 730 Intersection in Ishigaki, a monument to the day when traffic in Okinawa Prefecture was reverted from driving on the right-hand side of the road to the left after the United States relinquished control over the prefecture to Japan following the 1971 Okinawa Reversion Agreement.[2]

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. 12 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Miyara and local children clean and repaint 730 monument. Ryukyu Shimpo. 4 August 2012. 7 September 2019.