Tōhoku Expressway

Tōhoku Expressway
東北自動車道
Route information
Length:	679.5 km (422.2 mi)
Existed:	1972 – present
Major junctions
From:	Kawaguchi Junction in Kawaguchi, Saitama Shuto Expressway Kawaguchi Route Tokyo Gaikan Expressway
To:	Aomori Interchange in Aomori, Aomori National Route 7 Aomori Expressway
Location
Major cities:	Saitama, Tatebayashi, , Kōriyama, Fukushima, Sendai, Morioka, Kazuno, Hirosaki
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

The Tōhoku Expressway (東北自動車道, Tōhoku Jidōsha-dō^?) is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned by Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.

Tōhoku refers to the Tōhoku region, the northernmost region on the island of Honshū.

Officially the expressway is designated as the Tōhoku Jūkan Expressway Hirosaki Route. It is also concurrent with the Tōhoku Jūkan Expressway Hachinohe Route until Ashiro Junction, where it diverges from the Tōhoku Expressway to become the Hachinohe Expressway.

The expressway links the Tōhoku region with the Kantō region and the greater Tokyo urban area. It is also the longest expressway among all expressways operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.

Starting at a junction with the Tokyo Gaikan Expressway to the north of Tokyo, the expressway follows a northerly course through the plains of Saitama Prefecture and before entering the mountainous interior of the Tōhoku region. Passing through central Fukushima Prefecture, the expressway then enters Miyagi Prefecture and passes to the west of Sendai, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. The expressway continues north into Iwate Prefecture, passing the prefectural capital Morioka. In the northern part of Iwate, the expressway veers to the northwest, while the Hachinohe Expressway branches off to the northeast. The Tōhoku Expressway continues into central Aomori Prefecture before terminating in the city of Aomori, the prefectural capital.

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