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Ōshū → Kamaishi

Iwate → Iwate
Straight line62 km
By road79 km
Driving time1h 15min
Fuel cost¥1,180
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ōshū and Kamaishi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car79 km1h 15min
🚲 Bike79 km5h 18min
🚶 On foot71 km14h 53min

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 Ōshū (Iwate) to Kamaishi (Iwate) is 62 km in a straight line, or 79 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 15min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,180. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kamaishi → Ōshū →

Driving directions · Ōshū → Kamaishi

  1. ↑Continue67 m0min
  2. ←Turn left426 m1min
  3. ←Turn left onto 国道397号39721.6 km18min
  4. ←Turn left534 m1min
  5. →Turn right onto 国道397号39714.4 km13min
  6. ↱Keep right344 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 国道107号107, 3974.1 km5min
  8. ←Turn left145 m0min
  9. →Turn right113 m0min
  10. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道340号3407.7 km7min
  11. →Turn right onto 釜石住田線16711.7 km12min
  12. →Turn right409 m0min
  13. ↑Continue onto 釜石自動車道E468.4 km8min
  14. ↰Keep left1.2 km2min
  15. ←Turn left onto 国道283号2837.5 km6min
  16. ↰Keep left745 m1min
  17. ←Turn left82 m0min
  18. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

種山ヶ原岩手県
釜石仙人峠岩手県

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

Distances from Ōshū

Morioka Morioka62 kmKitakami Kitakami17 kmHanamaki Hanamaki28 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki25 kmMizusawa Mizusawa3 kmMiyako Miyako87 kmŌfunato Ōfunato48 kmTōno Tōno37 kmYamada Yamada77 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi64 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmIchinohe Ichinohe121 kmKuji Kuji128 kmHachimantai Hachimantai85 kmNinohe Ninohe129 km

Distances from Kamaishi

Ōtsuchi Ōtsuchi10 kmYamada Yamada22 kmŌfunato Ōfunato26 kmTōno Tōno29 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata35 kmMiyako Miyako42 kmKitakami Kitakami65 kmMizusawa Mizusawa65 kmHanamaki Hanamaki66 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki75 kmMorioka Morioka78 kmTakizawa Takizawa86 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi89 kmHachimantai Hachimantai94 kmKuji Kuji102 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Ōshū to Kamaishi?

About 79 km by road (62 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 15min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,180 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).