Japan National Route 2

National Route 2
国道2号 (Kokudō Ni-gō)
Route information
Length:	533.2 km (331.3 mi)
Major junctions
East end:	Route 1 / Route 25 / Route 176 in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka
	Route 43 Route 174 Route 175 Route 312 Route 179 Route 30 Route 180 Route 429 Route 182 Route 313 Nishiseto Expressway Route 184 Route 185 Route 375 Route 486 Route 188 Route 187 Route 437 Route 376 Route 315 Route 489 Route 262 Route 190 Route 490 Route 491 Route 9
West end:	Route 3 / Route 10 in Moji-ku, Kitakyushu
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

Route 2 passing through Kobe

National Route 2 is a major highway on the islands of Honshū and Kyūshū in Japan. It follows the old Sanyōdo westward from the city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture in the Kansai region to the city of Kitakyūshū in Fukuoka Prefecture, passing through the San'yō region en route. Between Hyōgo Prefecture and Yamaguchi Prefecture it parallels the Sanyō Expressway; it crosses the Kanmon Straits through the Kanmon Roadway Tunnel. Its total length is 533.2 km. At its Osaka terminus, it meets Route 1; at its western terminus, it links with Routes 3 and 10.

Route Data

• Length: 533.2 km (331.4 mi)
• Origin: Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka (originates at the terminus of Routes 1, 25 and 176 and the origins of Routes 26, 163 and 165)
• Terminus: Moji-ku, Kitakyushu (ends at the origins of Routes 3 and 10)
• Major cities: Kobe, Himeji, Himeji, Okayama, Kurashiki, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Iwakuni, Shimonoseki

History

• 1952-12-04 - First Class National Highway 2 (from Osaka to Kitakyushu)
• 1965-04-01 - General National Highway 2 (from Osaka to Kitakyushu)

Overlapping sections

• From Nishinomiya (Fudabasuji intersection) to Kobe (San'nomiya-East intersection): Route 171
• From Kobe (Higashi-Shiriike intersection) to Akashi (Kariguchi intersection): Route 28
• From Kobe (Higashi-Shiriike intersection) to Akashi (Kokubo intersection): Route 250
• From Himeji to Taishi Town (Taishi-Kamiota IC): Route 29