Japan National Route 4

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National Route 4 国道4号 (Kokudō Yongō, 国道4号?)
Length:	739.0 km (459 mi)
National highways of Japan
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National Route 4 is a major highway in eastern Honshū, Japan. The longest of the ordinary highways in Japan, it originates in Chūō-ku, Tokyo and stretches north for 739.0 km to the city of Aomori in Aomori Prefecture. From Saitama Prefecture to Iwate Prefecture, it parallels the Tōhoku Expressway; from Iwate to Aomori Prefecture, it parallels the Hachinohe Expressway. At its northern terminus, it links with Route 7.

Contents 1 Route Data 2 Municipalities passed through 3 History 4 Intersects with

[edit] Route Data

• Length: 739.0 km (459.3 mi)
• Origin: Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo (originates at the origins of Routes 1, 6, 14, 15, 17 and 20)
• Terminus: Aomori, Aomori (ends at the terminus of Route 7)
• Major cities: Kasukabe, Oyama, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Kōriyama, Fukushima, Fukushima, Fukushima, Sendai, Miyagi, Furukawa, Miyagi, Ichinoseki, Iwate, Morioka, Iwate, Ninohe, Iwate, Sannohe, Aomori, Nanbu, Aomori, Towada, Aomori, Shichinohe, Aomori and Noheji, Aomori

[edit] Municipalities passed through

• Tokyo
  • Chūō - Chiyoda - Taito - Arakawa - Adachi
• Saitama Prefecture
  • Soka - Koshigaya - Kasukabe - Sugito - Satte - Kurihashi
• Ibaraki Prefecture
  • Koga
• Tochigi Prefecture
  • Nogi - Oyama - Shimotsuke - Kaminokawa, Shimotsuke, Utsunomiya - Takanezawa - Sakura - Yaita - Otawara - Nasushiobara - Nasu
• Fukushima Prefecture
  • Nishigo - Shirakawa - Izumizaki - Yabuki

[edit] History

• 1952-12-04 - First Class National Highway 4 (from Tokyo to Aomori, Aomori)
• 1965-04-01 - General National Highway 4 (from Tokyo to Aomori, Aomori)

[edit] Intersects with

• Tokyo
  • Routes 1, 6, Route 14 (Japan), 15, 17 and 20
• Saitama Prefecture

• Ibaraki Prefecture

• Tochigi Prefecture