Japan National Route 8

National highway in Japan

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National Route 8

国道8号

Route information

Length

574.1 km^[1] (356.7 mi)

Existed

1952–present

Major junctions

North end

National Route 7 / National Route 17 / National Route 49 / National Route 113 / National Route 116 in Niigata

South end

National Route 1 / National Route 9 / National Route 24 / National Route 367 in Kyoto

Location

Country

Japan

Highway system

National highways of Japan

Expressways of Japan

←

National Route 7

→

National Route 9

National Route 8 (国道8号, Kokudō hachi-gō) is a major highway in the Hokuriku and Kansai regions of central Japan. The 574.1-kilometer (356.7 mi) highway begins at an intersection with National Routes 7, 17, 49, 113, and 116 in Chūō-ku, Niigata. It travels southwest across central Honshu, connecting the prefecture capitals: Toyama, Kanazawa, Fukui, and Ōtsu. In Kyoto it travels concurrently with National Route 1 toward its endpoint at an intersection with National Routes 9, 24, and 367 in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto.^[2]^[3]

Route description

Length: 574.1 km (356.7 mi)
Origin: Chūō-ku, Niigata (originates at junction with Routes 7, 17, 49, 113 and 116)
Terminus: Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto (ends at Junction with Routes 9, 24 and 367)
Major cities: Sanjō, Nagaoka, Kashiwazaki, Joetsu, Itoigawa, Toyama, Takaoka, Kanazawa, Hakusan, Komatsu, Fukui, Tsuruga, Maibara, Hikone, Ōtsu

History

The origins of the road that is now National Route 8 can be traced back to the Hokurikudō, a road that was established after the Taika Reform to link Kyoto to the capitals of the region by that went by the same name.^[4]

The modern history of the highway saw its establishment by the Cabinet of Japan on 4 December 1952 as First Class National Highway 8 from Niigata to Kyoto. On 1 April 1965 it was re-designated as General National Highway 8. On 7–9 February 2018, heavy snowfall shut down the highway for over 60 hours in Fukui Prefecture before it could be removed.^[5]

Intersecting routes

in Niigata Prefecture
- Routes 7, 17, 18, 49, 113, 116, 148, 252, 253, 292, 350, 351, 352, 353, 403 and 460
in Toyama Prefecture
- Routes 41, 156, 160, 415, 470, 471 and 472
in Ishikawa Prefecture
- Routes 157, 159, 305, 360, 364 and 416
in Fukui Prefecture
- Routes 27, 158, 161, 305, 365, 416, 417 and 476
in Shiga Prefecture
- Routes 1, 21, 161, 303, 305, 306, 365, 421, 422 and 477
in Kyoto Prefecture
- Routes 9, 24 and 367

In popular culture

National Route 8 is the namesake of Hachi-ban Ramen [ja], a chain of ramen shops in the Hokuriku region.^[6]

Gallery

Masaya-koji Street, near the origin of Route 8 in Niigata City
Nagaoka Bypass in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture
Route 8 in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture
Route 8 in Komatsu, Ishikawa
Route 1 and Route 8 in Rittō, Shiga Prefecture

References

^ "一般国道の路線別、都道府県別道路現況" [Road statistics by General National Highway route and prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
^ 一般国道８号 (in Japanese). Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
^ 一般国道８号 (in Japanese). Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
^ "北陸道／ほくりくどう" (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "大雪で立ち往生、ようやく解消　福井の国道8号" [Stuck with heavy snow, National Highway 8 is finally reopened in Fukui] (in Japanese). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
^ "Hachi-ban Ramen History". Retrieved 30 January 2020.