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Tokuyama → Shimonoseki

Yamaguchi → Yamaguchi
Straight line81 km
By road286 km
Driving time32h 0min
Fuel cost¥4,250
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tokuyama and Shimonoseki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car286 km32h 0min
🚲 Bike286 km19h 5min
🚶 On foot93 km19h 19min

Road distance, driving time and the route below are computed by our routing engine. Fuel cost assumes ~8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L (regular gasoline, e-Stat national average 2025).

About this route

The distance from Tokuyama (Yamaguchi) to Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) is 81 km in a straight line, or 286 km by road. A car trip takes about 32h 0min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,250. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Shimonoseki → Tokuyama →

Driving directions · Tokuyama → Shimonoseki

  1. ↑Continue90 m0min
  2. ←Turn left136 m0min
  3. ↰Keep left255 m1min
  4. ←Turn left401 m0min
  5. →Turn right56 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 下松新南陽線3474.6 km5min
  7. ↱Keep right onto 下松新南陽線34738 m0min
  8. ↰Keep left onto 下松新南陽線34749 m0min
  9. ↑Continue onto 国道2号26.7 km6min
  10. →Turn right620 m1min
  11. ↑Continue onto 下松田布施線634.9 km4min
  12. →Turn right onto 下松田布施線634.7 km4min
  13. ↑Continue onto 光日積線682.5 km2min
  14. ↑Continue onto 佐田中田布施線1581.6 km2min
  15. ↑Continue onto 周東田布施線138509 m1min
  16. ←Turn left onto 柳井田布施農免農道1.5 km2min
  17. →Turn right77 m0min
  18. ←Turn left583 m1min
  19. ←Turn left382 m0min
  20. →Turn right436 m1min
  21. ←Turn left onto 光柳井線222.6 km2min
  22. ↑Continue770 m1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 柳井バイパス1883.3 km3min
  24. ↑Continue onto 国道188号1883.9 km5min
  25. ←Turn left244 m0min
  26. ←Turn left273 m1min
  27. ←Turn left onto 国道437号4371.3 km1min
  28. ←Turn left onto 国道437号43735.9 km31min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 油田港線351176 m0min
  30. ←Turn left15 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  32. ↱Keep right onto オレンジライン(柳井-伊保田-三津浜)28.0 km1h 33min
  33. ↑Continue47 m0min
  34. ↗Turn slight right11 m0min
  35. ↰Turn sharp left213 m0min
  36. ←Turn left onto 松山東部環状線40225 m0min
  37. ←Turn left onto 松山東部環状線40523 m0min
  38. ←Turn left onto 松山東部環状線4026 m0min
  39. ←Turn left onto 松山港線19, 403.7 km4min
  40. ←Turn left186 m0min
  41. ↰Turn sharp left81 m0min
  42. ↰Keep left onto 松山小倉フェリー（松山―小倉）174.6 km29h 6min
  43. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Tokuyama

Ube Ube54 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi36 kmHōfu Hōfu23 kmIwakuni Iwakuni39 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu7 kmHikari Hikari16 kmOnoda Onoda59 kmHagi Hagi54 kmYanai Yanai29 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō39 kmNagato Nagato68 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki76 kmMine Mine57 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda61 kmShūnan Shūnan3 km

Distances from Shimonoseki

Sanyōonoda Sanyōonoda21 kmOnoda Onoda22 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki25 kmUbe Ube28 kmMine Mine36 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō45 kmNagato Nagato53 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi54 kmHōfu Hōfu58 kmHagi Hagi66 kmShūnan Shūnan82 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu85 kmHikari Hikari92 kmYanai Yanai108 kmIwakuni Iwakuni120 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Tokuyama to Shimonoseki?

About 286 km by road (81 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Tokuyama to Shimonoseki?

About 32h 0min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,250 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).