Japan National Route 6

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National Route 6 国道6号 (Kokudō Roku-gō, 国道6号?)
Length:	345.5 km (215 mi)
National highways of Japan
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National Route 6 is a Japanese highway which goes from Tokyo via Mito and Hitachi in Ibaraki Prefecture towards Sendai. The route traces the old Mito Kaidō from Tokyo to Mito.^[1] For much of its length it parallels the Joban railway line and the Joban expressway.

Contents 1 Route Data 2 Overlapping sections 3 History 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Route Data

• Length: 345.5 km (214.7 mi)
• Origin: Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo (originates at the origins of Routes 1, 4, 14, 15, 17 and 20)
• Terminus: Miyagino-ku, Sendai (ends at Nigatake IC, junction with Route 45, the origin of Route 47)
• Major cities: Matsudo, Kashiwa, Toride, Ryugasaki, Tsuchiura, Ishioka, Mito, Hitachi, Iwaki, Soma

[edit] Overlapping sections

• In Chuo-ku, from the origin to Muromachi intersection: Route 17
• In Chuo-ku, from the origin to Honchō 3-chōme intersection: Route 4
• In Chuo-ku, from the origin to Asakusa-bashi intersection: Route 14
• From Kashiwa City to Toride City: Route 294

[edit] History

• 1952-12-04 - First Class National Highway 6 (from Tokyo to Sendai)
• 1965-04-01 - General National Highway 6 (from Tokyo to Sendai)

[edit] External links

• Tsukuba Wiki's guide to Route 6

[edit] References