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Jōsō → Shimodate

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line29 km
By road33 km
Driving time39min
Fuel cost¥490
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Jōsō and Shimodate.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car33 km39min
🚲 Bike33 km2h 11min
🚶 On foot34 km7h 3min

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 Jōsō (Ibaraki) to Shimodate (Ibaraki) is 29 km in a straight line, or 33 km by road. A car trip takes about 39min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥490. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shimodate → Jōsō →

Driving directions · Jōsō → Shimodate

  1. ↑Continue460 m2min
  2. ←Turn left328 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 水海道有料道路354167 m0min
  4. ↰Keep left434 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 鴻野山豊岡線1341.7 km2min
  6. ↱Keep right341 m0min
  7. →Turn right58 m0min
  8. ←Turn left155 m0min
  9. ↱Turn sharp right301 m1min
  10. ↰Turn sharp left18 m0min
  11. ↱Turn sharp right222 m1min
  12. ↰Turn sharp left585 m1min
  13. ↱Turn sharp right onto 土浦坂東線123539 m1min
  14. ←Turn left onto 谷和原筑西線3571.1 km1min
  15. →Turn right31 m0min
  16. ←Turn left onto 土浦坂東線旧道66 m0min
  17. →Turn right onto 土浦坂東線旧道200 m0min
  18. ↑Continue onto 三妻停車場線331441 m0min
  19. ←Turn left onto 常総バイパス29412.6 km12min
  20. ↰Keep left and take 125 toward 古河, 八千代, 土浦, つくば10.3 km11min
  21. →Turn right128 m0min
  22. ←Turn left310 m1min
  23. →Turn right44 m0min
  24. ←Turn left2.3 km4min
  25. 🏁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 Jōsō

Mito Mito56 kmHitachi Hitachi88 kmTsukuba Tsukuba22 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka65 kmKatsuta Katsuta64 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki25 kmToride Toride19 kmUshiku Ushiku17 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi62 kmKoga Koga27 kmMoriya Moriya12 kmIshioka Ishioka32 kmYūki Yūki30 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki109 kmAmi Ami21 km

Distances from Shimodate

Chikusei Chikusei2 kmYūki Yūki9 kmMakabe Makabe11 kmIwase Iwase12 kmShimo-tsuma Shimo-tsuma13 kmSakuragawa Sakuragawa13 kmTsukuba Tsukuba15 kmIshige Ishige20 kmKasama Kasama27 kmKoga Koga27 kmBandō Bandō28 kmSakai Sakai28 kmIshioka Ishioka29 kmKasumigaura Kasumigaura29 kmIwai Iwai29 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Jōsō to Shimodate?

About 33 km by road (29 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Jōsō to Shimodate?

About 39min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥490 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).