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Rifu → Kesennuma

Miyagi → Miyagi
Straight line82 km
By road106 km
Driving time1h 33min
Fuel cost¥1,570
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Rifu and Kesennuma.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car106 km1h 33min
🚲 Bike106 km7h 3min
🚶 On foot94 km19h 40min

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 Rifu (Miyagi) to Kesennuma (Miyagi) is 82 km in a straight line, or 106 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 33min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,570. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kesennuma → Rifu →

Driving directions · Rifu → Kesennuma

  1. ↑Continue232 m1min
  2. ↰Turn sharp left63 m0min
  3. ↰Turn sharp left32 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 利府停車場総合運動公園線260163 m0min
  5. ↰Turn sharp left onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線81.3 km1min
  6. ↰Keep left onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線85.2 km5min
  7. →Turn right onto 宮城県道144号赤沼松島線1441.9 km2min
  8. ←Turn left onto 小牛田松島線1463.3 km3min
  9. →Turn right onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線8, 9387 m0min
  10. ←Turn left375 m1min
  11. ↱Keep right67 m0min
  12. ←Turn left125 m0min
  13. ←Turn left onto 国道346号34641 m0min
  14. →Turn right226 m0min
  15. ↰Keep left36.6 km26min
  16. ↰Keep left648 m1min
  17. →Turn right onto 涌谷津山線612.3 km2min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道342号342131 m0min
  19. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道45号4520.6 km23min
  20. ←Turn left378 m0min
  21. ↱Keep right71 m0min
  22. →Turn right28.1 km23min
  23. ↰Keep left548 m0min
  24. ←Turn left672 m1min
  25. →Turn right723 m1min
  26. ←Turn left onto 本町宮口下線608 m1min
  27. →Turn right onto 南気仙沼駅前通線172 m0min
  28. ←Turn left90 m0min
  29. →Turn right onto 魚市場中谷地線268 m0min
  30. ←Turn left118 m0min
  31. ←Turn left176 m1min
  32. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

上品の郷宮城県
津山宮城県
大谷海岸宮城県

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

Distances from Rifu

Sendai Sendai12 kmIshinomaki Ishinomaki30 kmFurukawa Furukawa27 kmShiogama Shiogama5 kmTomiya Tomiya11 kmIwanuma Iwanuma27 kmShiroishi Shiroishi48 kmWatari Watari35 kmKakuda Kakuda44 kmYamoto Yamoto23 kmŌkawara Ōkawara38 kmKogota Kogota25 kmWakuya Wakuya27 kmMarumori Marumori50 kmMatsushima Matsushima9 km

Distances from Kesennuma

Tome Tome42 kmOnagawa Chō Onagawa Chō52 kmKurihara Kurihara53 kmWakuya Wakuya55 kmIshinomaki Ishinomaki59 kmKogota Kogota60 kmYamoto Yamoto61 kmŌsaki Ōsaki63 kmHigashimatsushima Higashimatsushima65 kmFurukawa Furukawa65 kmMatsushima Matsushima74 kmShiogama Shiogama80 kmTomiya Tomiya83 kmTagajō-shi Tagajō-shi84 kmSendai Sendai94 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Rifu to Kesennuma?

About 106 km by road (82 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Rifu to Kesennuma?

About 1h 33min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,570 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).