Japan_National_Route_104 Knowpia

National Route 104
National Route 104
国道104号
	Japan National Route 104 highlighted in red
Route information
Length	126.3 km (78.5 mi)
Existed	1953–present
Major junctions
East end	National Route 45 in Hachinohe, Aomori
West end	National Route 7 / National Route 103 in Ōdate, Akita
Location
Country	Japan
Highway system
	National highways of Japan; Expressways of Japan;

National Route 104 (国道104号, Kokudō Hyakuyongō) is a national highway of Japan connecting the cities of Hachinohe in southeastern Aomori Prefecture and Ōdate in northern Akita Prefecture in northern Japan. It travels east to west and has a total length of 126.3 kilometers (78.5 mi).

Route description edit

National Route 104 in Hachinohe

National Route 104 has a total length of 126.3 kilometers (78.5 mi). From its junction with National Route 454 in Hachinohe to the beginning of its unsigned concurrency with National Route 103 in Kazuno, the highway is known as the Shirahagi Line.^[2]

History edit

National Route 104 was established by the Cabinet of Japan as a second-class national highway in 1953. The system of different classes of national highways was abolished in 1970, in turn, the highway was designated as National Route 104.^[3]

Major intersections edit

All junctions listed are at-grade intersections unless noted otherwise.

Prefecture	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Aomori	Hachinohe	0.0	0.0	National Route 45 (Hachinohe Bypass) – to National Route 4, Aomori, Towada, Miyako, Kuji Aomori Prefecture Route 8 north – Takadate	Eastern terminus; road continues as Aomori Prefecture Route 8
		1.2	0.75	National Route 454 west – Gonohe, Hachinohe Station, Aomori Prefecture Route 19 north – Ferry Wharf
		2.6	1.6	Aomori Prefecture Route 251 east – Hachinohe City Office
		4.9	3.0	Aomori Prefecture Route 29 east – to Hachinohe Expressway, Hachinohe New Town
		7.7	4.8	Aomori Prefecture Route 134 south
		10.1	6.3	Aomori Prefecture Route 225 south – Nangō, Fukuchi Industrial Park
	Nanbu	14.1	8.8	Aomori Prefecture Route 223 south – Fukuda
		15.9	9.9	Aomori Prefecture Route 155 south – Kenyoshi Station
		17.6	10.9	Aomori Prefecture Route 33 south – Karumai, Nangō
		18.2	11.3	National Route 4 – Morioka, Ninohe, Aomori, Towada	Eastern end of National Route 4 concurrency
	See National Route 4
	Sannohe	30.8	19.1	National Route 4 – Towada, Hachinohe, Morioka, Ninohe Aomori Prefecture Route 258 north – Central Sannohe	Interchange; western end of National Route 4 concurrency
		33.5	20.8	Aomori Prefecture Route 182 south – Oshita
		35.2	21.9	Aomori Prefecture Route 217 north – Kaimori
	Takko	38.8	24.1	Aomori Prefecture Route 143 east – Kaimori
		38.9	24.2	Aomori Prefecture Route 32 south – Ninohe
		40.0	24.9	Aomori Prefecture Route 21 west – Lake Towada
		50.1	31.1	Aomori Prefecture Route 181 south – Jōbōji
Akita	Kazuno	73.0	45.4	Akita Prefecture Route 128 north – Tashirotai
		78.1	48.5	National Route 103 – Lake Towada, Ōdate	Eastern end of National Route 103 concurrency. National Route 104 is unsigned.
		90.6	56.3	Akita Prefecture Route 66 south – Hanawa, Ōyu Stone Circle
		97.2	60.4	National Route 282 / National Route 285 west – Yuze, Hanawa, Hirakawa, Kosaka,	Eastern terminus of unsigned National Route 285; northern end of unsigned National Route 285 concurrency
		106.1	65.9	Tōhoku Expressway – Aomori, Morioka, Sendai, Hachinohe Expressway	E4 exit 49 (Towada Interchange)
	Ōdate	98.3	61.1	Akita Prefecture Route 66 south – Osarizawa	Interchange
		115.4	71.7	National Route 285 west – Akita, Kitaakita, Odate–Noshiro Airport	Southern end of unsigned National Route 285 concurrency
		122.5	76.1	Akita Prefecture Route 102 – Hinai, Central Ōdate
		123.8	76.9	Akita Expressway – Kitaakita, Hirosaki, Odate–Noshiro Airport	E7 exit 26 (Ōdate-minami Interchange)
		126.3	78.5	National Route 7 – Noshiro, Kitaakita, Odate–Noshiro Airport, Central Ōdate	Western terminus; southtern terminus of National Route 103
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References edit

^ "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.
^ "青森のこれまでのみちづくり" (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ "一般国道の路線を指定する政令" (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2019 – via Wikisource.