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Hitachi-Naka → Shimo-tsuma

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line56 km
By road71 km
Driving time1h 9min
Fuel cost¥1,060
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hitachi-Naka and Shimo-tsuma.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car71 km1h 9min
🚲 Bike71 km4h 45min
🚶 On foot65 km13h 27min

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 Hitachi-Naka (Ibaraki) to Shimo-tsuma (Ibaraki) is 56 km in a straight line, or 71 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 9min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,060. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shimo-tsuma → Hitachi-Naka →

Driving directions · Hitachi-Naka → Shimo-tsuma

  1. ↑Continue9 m0min
  2. →Turn right156 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 昭和通り88 m0min
  4. ←Turn left96 m0min
  5. →Turn right99 m0min
  6. ←Turn left242 m0min
  7. →Turn right835 m1min
  8. ↗Turn slight right onto 県道283号勝田停車場線28323 m0min
  9. ↑Continue34 m0min
  10. ←Turn left1.8 km2min
  11. →Turn right onto 水戸勝田那珂湊線631.0 km1min
  12. ←Turn left204 m0min
  13. ←Turn left onto 陸前浜街道232, 2532.0 km2min
  14. →Turn right onto 伝燈坂1.1 km1min
  15. ↑Continue onto 国道118号118, 4001.4 km1min
  16. ←Turn left onto 赤塚馬口労線177110 m0min
  17. →Turn right onto 赤塚馬口労線1773.5 km4min
  18. ←Turn left865 m1min
  19. ←Turn left158 m0min
  20. →Turn right325 m0min
  21. →Turn right onto 市道河和田飯島線6.9 km8min
  22. →Turn right onto 友部内原線1053.5 km3min
  23. ←Turn left213 m0min
  24. ↗Turn slight right1.7 km2min
  25. →Turn right onto 県道16号大洗友部線161.3 km1min
  26. ↱Keep right18.3 km12min
  27. ↰Keep left726 m1min
  28. ↱Keep right63 m0min
  29. →Turn right onto 結城街道50530 m0min
  30. ←Turn left onto 東山田岩瀬線14810.9 km11min
  31. →Turn right onto 下妻真壁線1312.5 km3min
  32. ↑Continue onto 明野間々田線54, 131407 m0min
  33. ↑Continue onto 下妻真壁線1319.7 km10min
  34. ←Turn left onto 谷和原筑西線357321 m1min
  35. →Turn right69 m0min
  36. ←Turn left39 m0min
  37. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

しもつま茨城県

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

Distances from Hitachi-Naka

Mito Mito9 kmHitachi Hitachi25 kmTsukuba Tsukuba45 kmKatsuta Katsuta1 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki64 kmToride Toride69 kmUshiku Ushiku60 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi49 kmShimodate Shimodate51 kmKoga Koga77 kmMoriya Moriya70 kmIshioka Ishioka34 kmYūki Yūki59 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki47 kmAmi Ami50 km

Distances from Shimo-tsuma

Ishige Ishige7 kmTsukuba Tsukuba12 kmShimodate Shimodate13 kmChikusei Chikusei15 kmYūki Yūki15 kmMakabe Makabe15 kmSakuragawa Sakuragawa15 kmBandō Bandō15 kmIwai Iwai16 kmJōsō Jōsō16 kmSakai Sakai18 kmMitsukaidō Mitsukaidō19 kmIwase Iwase22 kmKoga Koga22 kmTsukubamirai Tsukubamirai23 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hitachi-Naka to Shimo-tsuma?

About 71 km by road (56 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Hitachi-Naka to Shimo-tsuma?

About 1h 9min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,060 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).