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Morioka → Mizusawa

Iwate → Iwate
Straight line63 km
By road69 km
Driving time48min
Fuel cost¥1,020
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Morioka and Mizusawa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car69 km48min
🚲 Bike69 km4h 35min
🚶 On foot72 km15h 5min

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 Morioka (Iwate) to Mizusawa (Iwate) is 63 km in a straight line, or 69 km by road. A car trip takes about 48min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,020. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Mizusawa → Morioka →

Driving directions · Morioka → Mizusawa

  1. ↑Continue48 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 菜園通り254 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 映画館通り161 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto 大沢川原543 m1min
  5. ←Turn left1.8 km2min
  6. ↑Continue onto 盛岡西バイパス463.1 km3min
  7. →Turn right onto 上米内湯沢線36502 m0min
  8. ↰Keep left550 m0min
  9. ↰Keep left55.6 km34min
  10. ↰Keep left602 m1min
  11. ↱Keep right903 m1min
  12. ↰Keep left326 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 西大通り2363.1 km3min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道397号397505 m0min
  15. →Turn right402 m0min
  16. →Turn right7 m0min
  17. ←Turn left75 m0min
  18. ←Turn left46 m0min
  19. →Turn right150 m0min
  20. →Turn right199 m1min
  21. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

石鳥谷岩手県

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

Distances from Morioka

Kitakami Kitakami46 kmHanamaki Hanamaki35 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki87 kmMiyako Miyako68 kmKamaishi Kamaishi78 kmŌfunato Ōfunato85 kmTōno Tōno54 kmYamada Yamada73 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi14 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi74 kmIchinohe Ichinohe59 kmKuji Kuji76 kmŌshū Ōshū62 kmHachimantai Hachimantai22 kmNinohe Ninohe67 km

Distances from Mizusawa

Ōshū Ōshū3 kmKitakami Kitakami17 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki24 kmHanamaki Hanamaki28 kmTōno Tōno40 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata42 kmŌfunato Ōfunato51 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi64 kmKamaishi Kamaishi65 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi71 kmTakizawa Takizawa75 kmYamada Yamada80 kmHachimantai Hachimantai85 kmMiyako Miyako90 kmIchinohe Ichinohe122 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Morioka to Mizusawa?

About 69 km by road (63 km in a straight line).

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

About 48min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,020 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).