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Kuji → Mizusawa

Iwate → Iwate
Straight line129 km
By road177 km
Driving time2h 18min
Fuel cost¥2,640
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kuji and Mizusawa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car177 km2h 18min
🚲 Bike177 km11h 50min
🚶 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 Kuji (Iwate) to Mizusawa (Iwate) is 129 km in a straight line, or 177 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 18min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,640. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Mizusawa → Kuji →

Driving directions · Kuji → Mizusawa

  1. ↑Continue168 m0min
  2. ←Turn left35 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 久慈岩泉線778 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道281号28141.1 km35min
  5. →Turn right onto 国道281号28131.3 km27min
  6. ←Turn left onto 岩手平舘線171.2 km1min
  7. ←Turn left onto 岩手平舘線172.0 km2min
  8. ↑Continue1.2 km1min
  9. ↑Continue onto 国道4号4, 2812.8 km2min
  10. ←Turn left891 m1min
  11. ↑Continue onto 藪川川口線158483 m0min
  12. ↑Continue onto 岩手川口停車場線1571.1 km1min
  13. ←Turn left onto 岩手川口バイパス4, 2814.2 km4min
  14. ←Turn left onto 好摩停車場線129850 m1min
  15. ↑Continue onto 渋民田頭線3014.3 km4min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 2815.7 km5min
  17. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  18. ↰Keep left72.7 km45min
  19. ↰Keep left602 m1min
  20. ↱Keep right903 m1min
  21. ↰Keep left326 m0min
  22. →Turn right onto 西大通り2363.1 km3min
  23. ←Turn left onto 国道397号397505 m0min
  24. →Turn right402 m0min
  25. →Turn right7 m0min
  26. ←Turn left75 m0min
  27. ←Turn left46 m0min
  28. →Turn right150 m0min
  29. →Turn right199 m1min
  30. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

くじ岩手県
白樺の里やまがた岩手県
くずまき高原岩手県
石神の丘岩手県
石鳥谷岩手県

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

Distances from Kuji

Morioka Morioka76 kmKitakami Kitakami115 kmHanamaki Hanamaki106 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki152 kmMiyako Miyako62 kmKamaishi Kamaishi102 kmŌfunato Ōfunato124 kmTōno Tōno99 kmYamada Yamada82 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi92 kmIchinohe Ichinohe41 kmŌshū Ōshū128 kmHachimantai Hachimantai63 kmNinohe Ninohe40 km

Distances from Mizusawa

Ōshū Ōshū3 kmKitakami Kitakami17 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki24 kmHanamaki Hanamaki28 kmTōno Tōno40 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata42 kmŌfunato Ōfunato51 kmMorioka Morioka63 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi64 kmKamaishi Kamaishi65 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi71 kmTakizawa Takizawa75 kmYamada Yamada80 kmHachimantai Hachimantai85 kmMiyako Miyako90 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kuji to Mizusawa?

About 177 km by road (129 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 18min 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).