Japan National Route 2
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
- Origin: Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka
- Terminus: Moji-ku, Kitakyushu
- Major cities: Kobe, Himeji, Himeji, Okayama, Kurashiki, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Iwakuni, Shimonoseki
History
- 4 December 1952 - First Class National Highway 2
- 1 April 1965 - General National Highway 2
Overlapping sections
- From Nishinomiya to Kobe : Route 171
- From Kobe to Akashi : Route 28
- From Kobe to Akashi : Route 250
- From Himeji to Taishi Town : Route 29
