Japan National Route 1

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National Route 1
国道1号
Japan National Route 1 highlighted in red
Route information
Length	760.9 km[1] (472.8 mi)
Existed	4 December 1952–present
Major junctions
East end	National Route 4 / National Route 15 / National Route 17 in Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo
Major intersections	National Route 42 National Route 255 National Route 134 National Route 129 National Route 467 National Route 16 / National Route 133
West end	National Route 2 / National Route 176 in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka
Location
Country	Japan
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan
← National Route 507 → National Route 2

National Route 1 (国道1号, Kokudō Ichi-gō) is a major highway on the island of Honshū in Japan. It connects Chūō, Tokyo in the Kantō region with the city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture in the Kansai region, passing through the Chūbu region en route. It follows the old Tōkaidō westward from Tokyo to Kyoto, and the old Kyo Kaidō from there to Osaka. Between Tokyo and Aichi Prefecture it parallels the Tomei Expressway; from there to Mie Prefecture, the Higashi-Meihan Expressway, and from Shiga Prefecture to Osaka, the Meishin Expressway. It has a total length of 760.9 kilometers (472.8 mi). At its eastern terminus in Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo, it meets National Routes 4, 6, 14, 15, 17, and 20. At its western terminus in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, it links with Routes 2, 25, 26 and other highways.

National Route 1 links Tokyo to the important prefectural capitals of Yokohama (Kanagawa Prefecture), Shizuoka, Nagoya (Aichi Prefecture), Otsu (Shiga Prefecture), Kyoto, and Osaka.^[2][3] It is the modern incarnation of the pre-modern Tōkaidō.