Japan National Route 38



National Route 38 (国道38号) is a national highway connecting Takikawa and Kushiro in Hokkaidō, Japan.

Route data

 * Length: 298.4 km (185.5 mi)
 * Origin: Takikawa (originates at junction with Routes 12 and 451)
 * Terminus: Kushiro (ends at the origin of Route 44)
 * Major cities: Ashibetsu, Furano, Obihiro

History

 * 1952-12-04 - First Class National Highway 38 (from Takikawa to Kushiro)
 * 1965-04-01 - General National Highway 38 (from Takikawa to Kushiro)

Overlapping sections

 * In Ashibetsu, from North-2 West-1 South intersection to Ashibetsu-bashi intersection: Route 452
 * In Frano, from Wakamatsu-cho 15 intersection to Higashiyama-yanagi intersection: Route 237
 * In Shimizu, South-1-11 to South-4-11: Route 274
 * From Obihiro (Odori North-1 intersection) to Makubetsu (Akeno intersection): Route 242
 * From Urahoro (Yoshino-Kyoei intersection) to the terminus: Route 336
 * From Shiranuka (West-1 South-2 intersection) to Kushiro (Otanoshike intersection): Route 392
 * From Kushiro (Kitaodori-5 intersection) to the terminus: Routes 44, 272 and 391