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Ōtsuchi → Mizusawa

Iwate → Iwate
Straight line71 km
By road95 km
Driving time1h 28min
Fuel cost¥1,410
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ōtsuchi and Mizusawa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car95 km1h 28min
🚲 Bike95 km6h 18min
🚶 On foot82 km16h 59min

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 Ōtsuchi (Iwate) to Mizusawa (Iwate) is 71 km in a straight line, or 95 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 28min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,410. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Mizusawa → Ōtsuchi →

Driving directions · Ōtsuchi → Mizusawa

  1. ↑Continue onto 大槌小国線2680 m0min
  2. →Turn right377 m0min
  3. ↰Keep left14.8 km13min
  4. ↰Keep left14.8 km13min
  5. ↰Keep left320 m0min
  6. ↑Continue449 m1min
  7. →Turn right onto 釜石住田線16711.2 km11min
  8. ←Turn left onto 国道340号3407.7 km7min
  9. ↱Turn sharp right113 m0min
  10. ←Turn left145 m0min
  11. →Turn right onto 国道107号107, 3974.1 km5min
  12. ←Turn left344 m0min
  13. ↰Keep left onto 国道397号39714.4 km13min
  14. ←Turn left534 m1min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道397号39724.2 km21min
  16. ←Turn left165 m0min
  17. →Turn right389 m1min
  18. ←Turn left165 m0min
  19. ←Turn left222 m1min
  20. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

釜石仙人峠岩手県
種山ヶ原岩手県

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

Distances from Ōtsuchi

Morioka Morioka74 kmKitakami Kitakami68 kmHanamaki Hanamaki67 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki83 kmMiyako Miyako31 kmKamaishi Kamaishi10 kmŌfunato Ōfunato36 kmTōno Tōno32 kmYamada Yamada12 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmIchinohe Ichinohe108 kmKuji Kuji92 kmŌshū Ōshū68 kmHachimantai Hachimantai89 kmNinohe Ninohe114 km

Distances from Mizusawa

Ōshū Ōshū3 kmKitakami Kitakami17 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki24 kmHanamaki Hanamaki28 kmTōno Tōno40 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata42 kmŌfunato Ōfunato51 kmMorioka Morioka63 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi64 kmKamaishi Kamaishi65 kmTakizawa Takizawa75 kmYamada Yamada80 kmHachimantai Hachimantai85 kmMiyako Miyako90 kmIchinohe Ichinohe122 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Ōtsuchi to Mizusawa?

About 95 km by road (71 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Ōtsuchi to Mizusawa?

About 1h 28min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,410 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).