Japan National Route 42

National Route 42
国道42号 (Kokudō yonjūni-gō)
Route information
Length:	504.6 km (313.5 mi)
Existed:	1945 – present
Major junctions
East end:	Hamamatsu
West end:	Wakayama
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

National Route 42, also called Kumano Kaido or Tropical Route is a national highway connecting Hamamatsu, Shizuoka and Wakayama, Wakayama in Japan. Part of the route requires crossing Ise Bay on the Ise-wan Ferry.^[1][2]

It is the 8th longest national highway in Japan.

Route Data

• Length: 504.6 km (313.5 mi)
• Origin: Hamamatsu (originates at junction with Route 1)
• Terminus: Wakayama city
• Major cities: Tahara, Toba, Ise, Matsusaka, Owase, Kumano, Shingū, Tanabe, and Gobō

Passes through

Shizuoka Prefecture

• Hamamatsu • Kosai

Aichi Prefecture

• Toyohashi • Tahara

Mie Prefecture

• Toba • Ise • Meiwa • Matsusaka • Taki • Ōdai • Taiki • Kihoku • Owase • Kumano • Mihama • Kihō

Wakayama Prefecture

• Shingū • Nachikatsuura • Taiji • Kushimoto • Susami • Shirahama • Minabe • Inami • Gobō • Hidaka • Yura • Hirogawa • Yuasa • Aridagawa • Arida • Kainan • Wakayama

Intersects with

Shizuoka Prefecture

• Route 1
• Route 257
• Route 301

Aichi Prefecture

• Route 259

Mie Prefecture

• Route 167
• Route 23
• Route 166
• Ise Expressway
• Route 368
• Kisei Expressway
• Route 260
• Route 425
• Route 311
• Route 309
• Route 311

Wakayama Prefecture

• Route 168
• Route 371
• Route 311
• Hanwa Expressway
• Route 424
• Route 425
• Yuasa-Gobō Bypass
• Route 480
• Route 24
• Route 26

References

1. 一般国道４２号 (in Japanese). Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
2. 一般国道42 号 (in Japanese). Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 2010-11-29. line feed character in |script-title= at position 10 (help)