Japan National Route 22
# Japan National Route 22

National Route 22 (国道22号, Kokudō Nijūni-gō) is a national highway connecting Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and Gifu, Gifu Prefecture in Japan. The route follows the old Minoji, a 17th-century trade route that connected the Nakasendō and the Tōkaidō.

## Route data

* Length: 37.0 kilometers (23.0 mi)
* Origin: Nagoya (originates at junction with Route 1)
* Terminus: Gifu (ends at Junction with Route 21)
* Major cities: Ichinomiya

## Overlapping sections

* From Atsuta-ku, Nagoya (Atsuta Shrine South intersection) to Naka-ku, Nagoya (Nichigin-mae intersection): Route 19
* From Ginan (Ginan IC) to Gifu (Akanabe-Hongo intersection): Routes 21 and 156

## History

* 4 December 1952 - First Class National Highway 22 (from Nagoya to Gifu)
* 1 April 1965 - General National Highway 22 (from Nagoya to Gifu)

## Intersects with

* Aichi Prefecture
   * Routes 1 and 247
   * Route 19
   * Route 302
   * Route 155
* Gifu Prefecture
   * Routes 21 and 156
   * Route 157
