Japan National Route 22

National highway in Japan

National Route 22

国道22号

Route information

Length

37.0 km^[1] (23.0 mi)

Existed

4 December 1952–present

Major junctions

North end

National Route 21 in Gifu

South end

National Route 1 in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya

Location

Country

Japan

Highway system

National highways of Japan

Expressways of Japan

←

National Route 21

→

National Route 23

National Route 22 (国道22号, Kokudō Nijūni-gō) is a national highway connecting Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and Gifu, Gifu Prefecture in Japan. The route follows the old Minoji, a 17th-century trade route that connected the Nakasendō and the Tōkaidō.^[2]

Route data

Length: 37.0 kilometers (23.0 mi)
Origin: Nagoya (originates at junction with Route 1)
Terminus: Gifu (ends at Junction with Route 21)
Major cities: Ichinomiya

Overlapping sections

From Atsuta-ku, Nagoya (Atsuta Shrine South intersection) to Naka-ku, Nagoya (Nichigin-mae intersection): Route 19
From Ginan (Ginan IC) to Gifu (Akanabe-Hongo intersection): Routes 21 and 156

History

4 December 1952 - First Class National Highway 22 (from Nagoya to Gifu)
1 April 1965 - General National Highway 22 (from Nagoya to Gifu)

Intersects with

Aichi Prefecture
- Routes 1 and 247
- Route 19
- Route 302
- Route 155
Gifu Prefecture
- Routes 21 and 156
- Route 157

References

^ "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.
^ 一般国道２２号 (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Chubu Regional Development Bureau. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2010.