Amagi Tunnel

Tunnel from Mount Amagi to Shizuka, Japan
  • 445.5 kilometres (276.8 mi) (Amagi-san)
  • 800 kilometres (500 mi) (new Amagi Tunnel)

The Amagi Tunnel (天城トンネル, Amagi Tonneru) is a tunnel that runs through Mount Amagi via the Japan National Route 414 from Izu to Shizuoka, Shizuoka under Amagi Pass. There are two tunnels, the Amagi-san Tunnel, which is the Old Amagi Tunnel, and the new Amagi Tunnel, also called the Shin-Amagi Tunnel.

History

Amagi-san Tunnel is a tunnel that connects Izu and Kawazu under Amagi Pass. Famous for Yasunari Kawabata's novel "Izu no Odoriko" and Seicho Matsumoto's novel "Amagi Goe", this tunnel was completed in 1905[1] with a total length 445.5 meters.[2] It is Japan's first stone road tunnel built entirely of cut stone, including the arch and sides,[1] and is also the longest existing stone road tunnel in Japan.

The new Amagi Tunnel is a tunnel built parallel to the west side of Amagi-san Tunnel. It was completed in 1970,[1] and is 800 m (2,600 ft) long. Initially, it was charged as the Amagi Tunnel toll road,[3] but it became free on March 18, 2000.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c (ロム・インターナショナル（編） 2005, p. 120)
  2. ^ 2001年（平成13年）6月15日文部科学省告示第103号「文化財を重要文化財に指定する件」
  3. ^ "昭和45年静岡県条例綴「静岡県天城トンネル有料道路通行料金徴収条例」". archives-kensaku.pref.shizuoka.jp (in Japanese).

References

  • ロム・インターナショナル（編） (2005-02-01). 道路地図 びっくり!博学知識. KAWADE夢文庫. Kawade Shobō Shinsha. ISBN 4-309-49566-4.