Japan National Route 101

National Route 101 (国道101号, Kokudō Hyakuichigō) is a national highway of Japan connecting the capitals of Aomori and Akita prefectures, Aomori and Akita in northern Japan, with a total length of 241.6 kilometers (150.1 mi). The majority of the highway travels along the coast of the Sea of Japan, often paralleling National Route 7.

National Route 101
国道101号
National Route 101 highlighted in red
Route information
Length	241.6 km[1] (150.1 mi)
Major junctions
North end	National Route 4 / National Route 45 in Aomori, Aomori
	National Route 7 National Route 280 National Route 339
South end	National Route 7 / National Route 13 in Akita, Akita
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan ← National Route 58 → National Route 102

History

National Route 101 was established by the Cabinet of Japan between the city of Aomori and Noshiro, Akita in 1953.[2] In 1993, the northern terminus of the highway was moved south from Noshiro to its current location in the city of Akita.[3]

On 28 December 2018, Oibanasaki Tunnel in Oga, Akita was closed because the risk of a landslide was deemed too high. The tunnel is scheduled to be reopened in 2020.[4]

Major intersections

Prefecture	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Aomori	Aomori	0.0	0.0	National Route 4 / National Route 45 south – to Noheji, Towada, Morioka	Northern terminus; northern end of Route 7 concurrency (Route 101 is unsigned)
		0.2	0.12	Aomori Route 120 north	Southern end of Aomori Route 120 concurrency
		0.4	0.25	Aomori Route 44 east (Aomori-Nonai Loop Road)
		0.9	0.56	National Route 280 north
		1.4	0.87	Aomori Route 247 west	Interchange
		4.4	2.7	National Route 280 north (Yomogita Bypass)
		5.4	3.4	Aomori Route 234	Interchange
		7.5	4.7	National Route 7 north (Route 7 Belt Highway) – to Towada, Noheji, Lake Towada, Aomori Airport, Tōhoku Expressway
		9.3	5.8	Aomori Route 247
		14.9	9.3	Aomori Route 247 east
		16.6	10.3	National Route 7	Southern end of Route 7 concurrency
		18.3	11.4	Aomori Route 285 south
		18.8	11.7	National Route 7
		19.5	12.1	Aomori Route 231 east
	Goshogawara	21.7	13.5	Aomori Route 35 south
		24.8	15.4	Aomori Route 34 south
		25.5	15.8	Aomori Route 36 north
		27.2	16.9	Tsugaru Expressway – to Aomori, Hirosaki, Nakadomari, Cape Tappi	Goshogawara-higashi Interchange
		27.4	17.0	Aomori Route 156 north
		29.4	18.3	Aomori Route 38 south
		31.8	19.8	National Route 339 (Goshogawara-kita Bypass)
		32.7	20.3	National Route 339
		33.1	20.6	Aomori Route 154 west / Aomori Route 156 east
		34.2	21.3	Aomori Route 151 north
		35.2	21.9	Aomori Route 43 north
	Tsugaru	36.1	22.4	Tsugaru Expressway east – to Aomori, Tōhoku Expressway	Tsugaru Kashiwa Interchange
		36.7	22.8	Aomori Route 245 west
		38.0	23.6	Aomori Route 37 south / Aomori Route 241 north
		39.7	24.7	Aomori Route 186
		42.0	26.1	Aomori Route 245 east / Aomori Route 267 west
		44.1	27.4	Aomori Route 188
		45.3	28.1	Aomori Route 39 south
		47.5	29.5	Aomori Route 12 north
		49.0	30.4	Tsugaru Expressway west
	Ajigasawa	49.4	30.7	Aomori Route 267 east
		52.6	32.7	Aomori Route 31 south
		53.3	33.1	Tsugaru Expressway east	Current westerm terminus of the Tsugaru Expressway
		55.5	34.5	Aomori Route 3
		60.1	37.3	Aomori Route 3 east
	Fukaura	65.0	40.4	Aomori Route 191 south
		93.9	58.3	Aomori Route 192 south
		107.3	66.7	Aomori Route 192 north
		108.5	67.4	Aomori Route 28 east
		112.2	69.7	Aomori Route 280 east
Akita	Happō	134.1	83.3	Akita Route 154 south
		137.9	85.7	Akita Route 154 north
		142.3	88.4	Akita Route 63 south
	Noshiro	150.6	93.6	Akita Route 209 north
		152.8	94.9	Akita Route 143 east
		157.6	97.9	National Route 7 north	Northern end of Route 7 concurrency
		162.2	100.8	Akita Expressway – to Ōdate, Aomori, Akita, Kitakami	Continuous green T interchange; Akita Expressway exit 13 (Noshiro-minami Interchange)
	Mitane	166.9	103.7	Akita Expressway – to Noshiro, Ōdate, Akita, Kitakami	Continuous green T interchange; Akita Expressway exit 12 (Hachiryū Interchange)
		167.9	104.3	National Route 7 south	Southern end of Route 7 concurrency
		169.3	105.2	Akita Route 42 south
	Oga	190.5	118.4	Akita Route 304 east
		195.7	121.6	Akita Route 55 west	Northern end of Akita Route 55 concurrency
		199.2	123.8	Akita Route 55 east	Southern end of Akita Route 55 concurrency
		204.6	127.1	Akita Route 59
		208.0	129.2	Akita Route 226
		210.4	130.7	Akita Route 42 north
		212.0	131.7	Akita Route 159 north
	Katagami	219.2	136.2	Akita Route 56 south
	Akita	224.7	139.6	National Route 7 north Akita Expressway	Northern end of Route 7 concurrency; Continuous green T interchange; Akita Expressway exit 9 (Shōwa-Ogahantō Interchange)
	Katagami	225.2	139.9	Akita Route 41 south
		229.4	142.5	Akita Route 124 east
	Akita	234.1	145.5	Akita Route 112 north
		234.3	145.6	Akita Route 56 north (Ohama Street)	Northern end of Akita Route 56 concurrency
		235.8	146.5	Akita Route 231 east
		237.5	147.6	Akita Route 56 south	Southern end of Akita Route 56 concurrency
		240.1	149.2	Akita Route 65 south
		241.6	150.1	National Route 7 south / National Route 13 south / Akita Route 26 east – to Yokote, Daisen, Sakata, Yamagata, Yurihonjō, Akita Station	Southern terminus; southern end of Route 7 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

•  Japan portal
•  Roads portal

References

1. "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] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
2. "一般国道の路線を指定する政令" (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 October 2019 – via Wikisource.
3. "一般国道の路線を指定する政令の一部を改正する政令". 3 April 1992. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
4. "国道１０１号生鼻崎トンネルの通行規制関係" (in Japanese). 28 December 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.

External links

• Media related to Category:Route 101 (Japan) at Wikimedia Commons