Japan National Route 8

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Oyashirazu, Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture
Left:Hokuriku Expressway
Center:National Route 8 and JR Hokuriku Main Line
Right: Niigata Prefecture Route 525

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

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]

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inNiigata Prefecture
- Routes 7, 17, 18, 49, 113, 116, 148, 252, 253, 292, 350, 351, 352, 353, 403 and 460
inToyama Prefecture
- Routes 41, 156, 160, 415, 470, 471 and 472
inIshikawa Prefecture
- Routes 157, 159, 305, 360, 364 and 416
inFukui Prefecture
- Routes 27, 158, 161, 305, 365, 416, 417 and 476
inShiga Prefecture
- Routes 1, 21, 161, 303, 305, 306, 365, 421, 422 and 477
inKyoto Prefecture
- Routes 9, 24 and 367

^ "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.

^ "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.

Japan National Route 8

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