is a major
highway in eastern
Honshū,
Japan. The longest of the ordinary highways in Japan, it originates in
Chuo-ku,
Tokyo and stretches north for 743.7 km to the city of
Aomori in
Aomori Prefecture. From
Saitama Prefecture to
Iwate Prefecture, it parallels the
TÅhoku Expressway; from Iwate to Aomori Prefecture, it parallels the
Hachinohe Expressway. At its northern terminus, it links with
Route 7.