Japan National Route 3
National Route 3 is a major highway on the island of Kyūshū in Japan. It connects the prefectural capital cities of Kagoshima, and Fukuoka, passing through Kurume as well.
Its northern terminus is Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, where it meets National Route 2.
The total length of National Route 3 is 392.1 km.Route data
- Length: 392.1 km
- Origin: Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū
- Terminus: Kagoshima
- Major cities: Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Kurume, Kumamoto, Kagoshima
History
- 4 December 1952 - First Class National Highway 3
- 1 April 1965 - General National Highway 3
Overlapping sections
- From Moji-ku, Kitakyushu to Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū : Route 10
- From Kurume to Yamaga : Route 325
- From Yamaga to Yamaga : Route 443
- From Kita-ku, Kumamoto to Chūō-ku, Kumamoto : Route 208
- From Minami-ku, Kumamoto to Uto : Route 57
- From Chūō-ku, Kumamoto to Uki : Route 218
- From Chūō-ku, Kumamoto to Yatsushiro : Route 219
- From Kagoshima Koyamada-chō to Kagoshima Shiroyama-chō : Route 328
Municipalities passed through
- Fukuoka Prefecture
- *Kitakyūshū - Mizumaki - Onga - Okagaki - Munakata - Fukutsu - Koga - Shingu - Fukuoka - Onojō - Dazaifu - Chikushino - - Kurume - Hirokawa - Yame
- Saga Prefecture
- *Kiyama - Tosu
- Kumamoto Prefecture
- *Yamaga - Kumamoto - Uto - Uki - Hikawa - Yatsushiro - Ashikita - Tsunagi - Minamata
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- *Izumi - Akune - Satsumasendai - Ichikikushikino - Hioki - Kagoshima
