Japan National Route 41

National Route 41 (国道41号) is a national highway connecting Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The bulk of the road runs through Gifu Prefecture. The route is also referred to as Yon-ichi and Shippin, based on the Japanese readings for the route numbering.

The road generally follows the route of JR Central's Takayama Main Line, except for a few locations around the cities of Takayama and Hida. The northern part of the route is generally used for sightseeing and the southern part is for industry. As a result, the northern areas are generally crowded only on weekends and holidays, whereas the southern areas, especially around Nagoya, have high traffic volume every day.

Route data

 * Length: 252.1 km
 * Origin: Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture (originates at junction with Route 19)
 * Terminus: Toyama, Toyama Prefecture (ends at junction with Route 8)
 * Major cities: Minokamo, Gero, Takayama

History
Route 41 was originally designated on 18 May 1953 as National Route 155, and this was redesignated as Route 41 when the route was promoted to a Class 1 highway.

Overlapping sections

 * In Minokamo, from Ota-honmachi-4 intersection to Shin-Ota-bashi intersection: Route 21
 * In Minokamo, from Shimamachi intersection to Mikadocho intersection: Route 248

Municipalities passed through

 * Aichi Prefecture
 * Nagoya, Toyoyama, Komaki, Ōguchi, Fusō, Inuyama


 * Gifu Prefecture
 * Kani, Minokamo, Kawabe, Hichisō, Yaotsu, Shirakawa, Gero, Takayama, Hida


 * Toyama Prefecture
 * Toyama

Intersects with

 * Aichi Prefecture
 * Route 19 (at the origin)
 * Route 302 (Nagoya's Higashi-ku)
 * Route 155 (Komaki)
 * Gifu Prefecture
 * Route 21 and 248 (Minokamo)
 * Route 418 (Kawabe)
 * Route 256 (Kawabe, Gero)
 * Route 257 (Gero)
 * Route 158 (Takayama)
 * Route 472 (Takayama, Hida)
 * Route 471 (Hida)
 * Toyama Prefecture
 * Route 359 and 360 (Toyama)
 * Route 8 (at the terminus)