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Ōshū → Kuji

Iwate → Iwate
Straight line127 km
By road179 km
Driving time2h 19min
Fuel cost¥2,660
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ōshū and Kuji.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car179 km2h 19min
🚲 Bike179 km11h 56min
🚶 On foot146 km30h 30min

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 Kuji (Iwate) is 127 km in a straight line, or 179 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 19min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,660. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kuji → Ōshū →

Driving directions · Ōshū → Kuji

  1. ↑Continue67 m0min
  2. →Turn right839 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 水沢東バイパス45.4 km5min
  4. ↰Keep left513 m0min
  5. ↱Keep right73.0 km45min
  6. ↰Keep left1.5 km1min
  7. ↰Keep left6.0 km5min
  8. ←Turn left onto 渋民田頭線3014.3 km4min
  9. ↑Continue onto 好摩停車場線129850 m1min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 2814.2 km4min
  11. →Turn right onto 岩手川口停車場線1571.1 km1min
  12. ↑Continue onto 藪川川口線158483 m0min
  13. ↑Continue891 m1min
  14. →Turn right onto 岩手川口バイパス4, 2812.8 km2min
  15. ↱Keep right1.2 km1min
  16. ↑Continue onto 岩手平舘線172.0 km2min
  17. →Turn right onto 岩手平舘線171.2 km1min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道281号28131.3 km27min
  19. ←Turn left onto 国道281号281, 34041.1 km35min
  20. →Turn right onto 久慈岩泉線778 m0min
  21. ←Turn left35 m0min
  22. →Turn right168 m0min
  23. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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

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

Distances from Ōshū

Morioka Morioka62 kmKitakami Kitakami17 kmHanamaki Hanamaki28 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki25 kmMizusawa Mizusawa3 kmMiyako Miyako87 kmKamaishi Kamaishi62 kmŌfunato Ōfunato48 kmTōno Tōno37 kmYamada Yamada77 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi64 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmIchinohe Ichinohe121 kmHachimantai Hachimantai85 kmNinohe Ninohe129 km

Distances from Kuji

Ninohe Ninohe40 kmIchinohe Ichinohe41 kmMiyako Miyako62 kmHachimantai Hachimantai63 kmTakizawa Takizawa69 kmMorioka Morioka76 kmYamada Yamada82 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi92 kmTōno Tōno99 kmKamaishi Kamaishi102 kmHanamaki Hanamaki106 kmKitakami Kitakami115 kmŌfunato Ōfunato124 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata129 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Ōshū to Kuji?

About 179 km by road (127 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 19min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,660 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).