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Nikkō → Kaminokawa

Tochigi → Tochigi
Straight line44 km
By road52 km
Driving time50min
Fuel cost¥770
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Nikkō and Kaminokawa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car52 km50min
🚲 Bike52 km3h 27min
🚶 On foot51 km10h 36min

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 Nikkō (Tochigi) to Kaminokawa (Tochigi) is 44 km in a straight line, or 52 km by road. A car trip takes about 50min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥770. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kaminokawa → Nikkō →

Driving directions · Nikkō → Kaminokawa

  1. ↑Continue24 m0min
  2. →Turn right26 m0min
  3. ←Turn left179 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto 栗山日光線16951 m0min
  5. ←Turn left157 m0min
  6. →Turn right164 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 鹿沼日光線14446 m0min
  8. ↑Continue227 m0min
  9. →Turn right220 m0min
  10. ↰Keep left9.1 km8min
  11. ↰Keep left852 m1min
  12. →Turn right onto 板橋バイパス12114.2 km12min
  13. ←Turn left2.1 km2min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道121号1212.4 km3min
  15. ↰Keep left onto さつき大通り1.7 km2min
  16. ↑Continue4.7 km4min
  17. ↖Turn slight left onto 12112119 m0min
  18. →Turn right onto 宇都宮環状道路1213.6 km4min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 宇都宮環状道路1213.1 km3min
  20. →Turn right onto 砂田磯岡線2.5 km3min
  21. ←Turn left onto 雀宮真岡線193308 m0min
  22. →Turn right onto 443.2 km3min
  23. ↰Keep left412 m1min
  24. ←Turn left onto もみじ通り35408 m0min
  25. ↰Keep left77 m0min
  26. ↑Continue705 m1min
  27. ↑Continue onto 宇都宮結城線35566 m1min
  28. ←Turn left207 m0min
  29. ↱Turn sharp right30 m0min
  30. ←Turn left132 m0min
  31. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

日光栃木県

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

Distances from Nikkō

Utsunomiya Utsunomiya31 kmOyama Oyama53 kmAshikaga Ashikaga49 kmKanuma Kanuma25 kmSano Sano48 kmTochigi Tochigi42 kmMooka Mooka50 kmImaichi Imaichi7 kmKuroiso Kuroiso46 kmŌtawara Ōtawara39 kmMibu Mibu41 kmYaita Yaita29 kmUjiie Ujiie32 kmTanuma Tanuma43 kmMashiko Mashiko53 km

Distances from Kaminokawa

Shimotsuke Shimotsuke5 kmMooka Mooka9 kmMibu Mibu11 kmUtsunomiya Utsunomiya15 kmMashiko Mashiko17 kmTochigi Tochigi17 kmOyama Oyama18 kmKanuma Kanuma21 kmMotegi Motegi26 kmUjiie Ujiie28 kmTanuma Tanuma31 kmFujioka Fujioka31 kmKarasuyama Karasuyama32 kmSano Sano33 kmSakura Sakura33 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Nikkō to Kaminokawa?

About 52 km by road (44 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Nikkō to Kaminokawa?

About 50min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥770 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).