Japan National Route 22

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]

National Route 22
国道22号
Route information
Length	37.0 km[1] (23.0 mi)
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan ← National Route 21 National Route 23 →

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

Route 22 in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture

• 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

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.