Japan National Route 398 Explained

Country:	JPN
Type:	National
Route:	398
Map Custom:	yes
Length Km:	273.6
Length Ref:	^[1]
Previous Type:	Route
Previous Route:	397
Next Type:	Route
Next Route:	399

National Route 398 is a national highway of Japan connecting Ishinomaki, Miyagi and Yurihonjō, Akita in Japan, with a total length of 273.6 km (170.01 mi).

History

Many sections of the highway along the Sanriku Coast were inundated, destroyed, or swept away by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami event.^[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. Book: The Ishinomaki Kahoku . 2014 . Surviving the 2011 Tsunami . Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan . Junposha . 53 . 978-4-8451-1351-4 .