Japan National Route 22

National Route 22 (国道22号) 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 km
 * 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