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Mizusawa → Kuji

Iwate → Iwate
Straight line129 km
By road178 km
Driving time2h 19min
Fuel cost¥2,640
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Mizusawa and Kuji.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car178 km2h 19min
🚲 Bike178 km11h 51min
🚶 On foot149 km30h 57min

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 Mizusawa (Iwate) to Kuji (Iwate) is 129 km in a straight line, or 178 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 19min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,640. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kuji → Mizusawa →

Driving directions · Mizusawa → Kuji

  1. ↑Continue199 m1min
  2. ←Turn left150 m0min
  3. ←Turn left46 m0min
  4. →Turn right75 m0min
  5. →Turn right7 m0min
  6. ←Turn left402 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 国道397号397516 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 衣川水沢線236580 m1min
  9. ↖Turn slight left onto 衣川水沢線2362.4 km2min
  10. ←Turn left773 m1min
  11. ↰Keep left513 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right73.0 km45min
  13. ↰Keep left1.5 km1min
  14. ↰Keep left6.0 km5min
  15. ←Turn left onto 渋民田頭線3014.3 km4min
  16. ↑Continue onto 好摩停車場線129850 m1min
  17. →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 2814.2 km4min
  18. →Turn right onto 岩手川口停車場線1571.1 km1min
  19. ↑Continue onto 藪川川口線158483 m0min
  20. ↑Continue891 m1min
  21. →Turn right onto 岩手川口バイパス4, 2812.8 km2min
  22. ↱Keep right1.2 km1min
  23. ↑Continue onto 岩手平舘線172.0 km2min
  24. →Turn right onto 岩手平舘線171.2 km1min
  25. →Turn right onto 国道281号28131.3 km27min
  26. ←Turn left onto 国道281号281, 34041.1 km35min
  27. →Turn right onto 久慈岩泉線778 m0min
  28. ←Turn left35 m0min
  29. →Turn right168 m0min
  30. 🏁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
石神の丘岩手県
くずまき高原岩手県
白樺の里やまがた岩手県
くじ岩手県

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

Distances from Mizusawa

Morioka Morioka63 kmKitakami Kitakami17 kmHanamaki Hanamaki28 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki24 kmMiyako Miyako90 kmKamaishi Kamaishi65 kmŌfunato Ōfunato51 kmTōno Tōno40 kmYamada Yamada80 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi64 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi71 kmIchinohe Ichinohe122 kmŌshū Ōshū3 kmHachimantai Hachimantai85 kmNinohe Ninohe130 km

Distances from Kuji

Ninohe Ninohe40 kmIchinohe Ichinohe41 kmMiyako Miyako62 kmHachimantai Hachimantai63 kmTakizawa Takizawa69 kmMorioka Morioka76 kmYamada Yamada82 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi92 kmTōno Tōno99 kmKamaishi Kamaishi102 kmHanamaki Hanamaki106 kmKitakami Kitakami115 kmŌfunato Ōfunato124 kmŌshū Ōshū128 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Mizusawa to Kuji?

About 178 km by road (129 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 19min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,640 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).