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.
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
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