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Kawasaki → Ōshū

Kanagawa → Iwate
Straight line422 km
By road474 km
Driving time6h 8min
Fuel cost¥7,050
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawasaki and Ōshū.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car474 km6h 8min
🚲 Bike474 km31h 37min
🚶 On foot485 km101h 7min

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 Kawasaki (Kanagawa) to Ōshū (Iwate) is 422 km in a straight line, or 474 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 8min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,050. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Ōshū → Kawasaki →

Driving directions · Kawasaki → Ōshū

  1. ↑Continue26 m0min
  2. ←Turn left45 m0min
  3. ↱Turn sharp right174 m0min
  4. ↰Turn sharp left73 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 新川通り101908 m1min
  6. →Turn right126 m0min
  7. ↱Keep right607 m1min
  8. ←Turn left121 m0min
  9. →Turn right onto 第一京浜1544 m0min
  10. ↰Keep left6.9 km7min
  11. ↱Keep right106 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right6.1 km6min
  13. ↱Keep right3.5 km3min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 海岸通り3161.1 km1min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 昭和通り316453 m0min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 昭和通り316437 m0min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 昭和通り316987 m1min
  18. ↱Keep right50 m0min
  19. ↗Turn slight right onto 江戸通り6, 143.1 km3min
  20. ↱Turn sharp right9 m0min
  21. ↖Turn slight left onto 浅草通り463219 m0min
  22. ←Turn left282 m0min
  23. ↰Turn sharp left onto 墨堤通り461996 m1min
  24. ↰Keep left4.3 km5min
  25. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速6号三郷線6233.0 km2h 46min
  26. ↰Keep left267 m0min
  27. ↰Keep left51.3 km48min
  28. ↰Keep left34.2 km23min
  29. ↰Keep left565 m0min
  30. ↰Turn sharp left onto 市道飯野坂杉ヶ袋線927 m1min
  31. →Turn right onto 奥州街道2738.2 km8min
  32. ←Turn left onto 広瀬河畔通2732.6 km3min
  33. ↑Continue onto 愛宕上杉通3.4 km4min
  34. ↗Turn slight right onto 宮城県道22号仙台泉線226.6 km6min
  35. ←Turn left onto 国道4号4, 47775 m1min
  36. ↰Keep left728 m1min
  37. ↱Keep right78.9 km53min
  38. ↰Keep left837 m1min
  39. ⟳At roundabout, take exit 1 onto 町道祗園線201 m0min
  40. ←Turn left onto 三日町瀬原線3004.8 km5min
  41. ↑Continue onto 花巻平泉線37171 m0min
  42. ←Turn left onto 国道4号42.4 km2min
  43. ↰Keep left1.5 km2min
  44. ←Turn left onto 新城馬口沢線24354 m0min
  45. →Turn right onto 新城馬口沢線2432.8 km3min
  46. ↑Continue onto 新城馬口沢線2437.6 km6min
  47. →Turn right onto 国道397号3971.3 km1min
  48. ←Turn left417 m1min
  49. ↖Turn slight left145 m0min
  50. →Turn right67 m0min
  51. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ひたちおおた茨城県
ならは福島県
三本木宮城県
平泉岩手県

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

Distances from Kawasaki

Yokohama Yokohama11 kmYokosuka Yokosuka27 kmFujisawa Fujisawa29 kmHiratsuka Hiratsuka41 kmChigasaki Chigasaki35 kmAtsugi Atsugi33 kmMinamirinkan Minamirinkan25 kmOdawara Odawara59 kmHadano Hadano48 kmKamakura Kamakura28 kmZama Zama30 kmIsehara Isehara39 kmZushi Zushi28 kmMiura Miura43 kmŌiso Ōiso43 km

Distances from Ōshū

Mizusawa Mizusawa3 kmKitakami Kitakami17 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki25 kmHanamaki Hanamaki28 kmTōno Tōno37 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata39 kmŌfunato Ōfunato48 kmKamaishi Kamaishi62 kmMorioka Morioka62 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi64 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmTakizawa Takizawa74 kmYamada Yamada77 kmHachimantai Hachimantai85 kmMiyako Miyako87 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kawasaki to Ōshū?

About 474 km by road (422 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Kawasaki to Ōshū?

About 6h 8min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,050 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).