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National Route 398 shield
National Route 398
国道398号
Route398 Yuzawa.jpg
Route information
Length273.6 km [1] (170.0 mi)
Location
Country Japan
Highway system
National Route 397 National Route 399

National Route 398 is a national highway of Japan connecting Ishinomaki, Miyagi and Yurihonjō, Akita in Japan, with a total length of 273.6 km (170.01 mi).

History

Many sections of the highway along the Sanriku Coast were inundated, destroyed, or swept away by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami event. [2]

References

  1. ^ "一般国道の路線別、都道府県別道路現況" [Road statistics by General National Highway route and prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. ^ The Ishinomaki Kahoku (2014). Surviving the 2011 Tsunami. Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan: Junposha. p. 53. ISBN  978-4-8451-1351-4.