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Kamaishi → Mizusawa

Iwate → Iwate
Straight line65 km
By road83 km
Driving time1h 18min
Fuel cost¥1,230
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kamaishi and Mizusawa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car83 km1h 18min
🚲 Bike83 km5h 30min
🚶 On foot75 km15h 38min

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 Kamaishi (Iwate) to Mizusawa (Iwate) is 65 km in a straight line, or 83 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 18min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,230. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Mizusawa → Kamaishi →

Driving directions · Kamaishi → Mizusawa

  1. ↑Continue82 m0min
  2. →Turn right689 m1min
  3. ↰Keep left65 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto 国道283号2837.5 km6min
  5. →Turn right712 m1min
  6. ↱Keep right698 m1min
  7. ↑Continue onto 釜石自動車道E468.4 km8min
  8. ↰Keep left320 m0min
  9. ↑Continue449 m1min
  10. →Turn right onto 釜石住田線16711.2 km11min
  11. ←Turn left onto 国道340号3407.7 km7min
  12. ↱Turn sharp right113 m0min
  13. ←Turn left145 m0min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道107号107, 3974.1 km5min
  15. ←Turn left344 m0min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 国道397号39714.4 km13min
  17. ←Turn left534 m1min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道397号39724.2 km21min
  19. ←Turn left165 m0min
  20. →Turn right389 m1min
  21. ←Turn left165 m0min
  22. ←Turn left222 m1min
  23. 🏁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 Kamaishi

Morioka Morioka78 kmKitakami Kitakami65 kmHanamaki Hanamaki66 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki75 kmMiyako Miyako42 kmŌfunato Ōfunato26 kmTōno Tōno29 kmYamada Yamada22 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi89 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi10 kmIchinohe Ichinohe116 kmKuji Kuji102 kmŌshū Ōshū62 kmHachimantai Hachimantai94 kmNinohe Ninohe122 km

Distances from Mizusawa

Ōshū Ōshū3 kmKitakami Kitakami17 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki24 kmHanamaki Hanamaki28 kmTōno Tōno40 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata42 kmŌfunato Ōfunato51 kmMorioka Morioka63 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi64 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi71 kmTakizawa Takizawa75 kmYamada Yamada80 kmHachimantai Hachimantai85 kmMiyako Miyako90 kmIchinohe Ichinohe122 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kamaishi to Mizusawa?

About 83 km by road (65 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 18min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,230 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).