Route 161 is a general national highway that begins at the Route 8 Tsuruga Bypass Sakanoshita ramp in Sakashita, Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture, and runs through Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture, to the intersection of Route 1 and Route 8 in Oiwakechō, Ōtsu Citym Shiga Prefecture.
It is an important route connecting the Hokuriku region and the Kinki region along the western shore of Lake Biwako. Along the route, there are driving spots such as Shirahige-Jinja Shrine with its famous torii gate on Lake Biwako, Roadside Station Makino Ossakatōge, Roadside Station Tōju-no-Sato Adogawa, and Roadside Station Imoko-no-Sato.
According to NEXCO Central Japan, if both Route 161 and the expressway from the Tsuruga IC to the Kyoto-higashi IC are free of traffic congestion, the travel time can be reduced by 10 minutes by using Route 161 rather than the expressway.
- Street name -
Nishiōmiji Ave. (Start - End)
DATE: 2024/11/06 Wed.
Travel distance: 86km
START: Route 161 Start (Sakanoshita IC = Route 8 on Tsuruga Bypass, Route 27 Start, Route 162 End) - Sakanoshita, Tsuruga City, Fukui Pref.
GOAL: Route 161 End (Fujiominami Ramp = Route 1, Route 8 intersection) - Oiwakechō, Otsu City, Shiga Pref.
MAP:https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1cofqRtin_GiAzhh7RJgOzMXEOy8KZNo&ehbc=2E312F
00:00 Intro
02:46 Start
03:20 Route 161 Start (Sakanoshita IC = Route 8 on Tsuruga Bypass, Route 27 Start, Route 162 End) - Sakanoshita, Tsuruga City, Fukui Pref.
04:17 Sakanoshita Tunnel L=868m - Tani, Tsuruga City, Fukui Pref.
05:20 Ogō Tunnel L=768m - Hatohara, Tsuruga City, Fukui Pref.
08:29 Route 8 Overlap Ends (Hikida intersection) - Hikida, Tsuruga City, Fukui Pref.
17:23 Yamanaka, Tsuruga City, Fukui Pref. → Makinochō-noguchi, Takashima City, Shiga Pref.
21:56 ← Route 303 - Makinochō-noguchi, Takashima City, Shiga Pref.
23:38 Roadside Station Makino Ossaka-Tōge - Makinochō-kaizu, Takashima City, Shiga Pref.
29:34 Momosegawa-Ōhashi Bridge (Momosegawa River) L=287.5m - Makinochō-sawa, Takashima City, Shiga Pref.
43:38 Shin-Adogawa-Ōhashi Bridge (Adogawa River) L=265.2m - Shin-asahichō-ōta, Takashima City, Shiga Pref.
45:31 Roadside Station Tōju-no-Sato Adogawa - Adogawachō-aoyagi, Takashima City, Shiga Pref.
48:45 Katsuno Overpass (Wadauchigawa River) L=640.8m - Katsuno, Takashima City, Shiga Pref.
51:40 Shirahige Shrine - Ukawa, Takashima City, Shiga Pref.
53:40 Kitakomatsu, Ōtsu City, Shiga Pref.
01:08:47 ↖Roadside Station Imoko-no-Sato - Wani-naka, Ōtsu City, Shiga Pref.
01:11:32 ↖Route 477 (Mano IC) - Mano-ōno, Ōtsu City, Shiga Pref.
01:18:58 Sakamoto-kita IC - Konookachō, Ōtsu City, Shiga Pref.
01:22:28 Shigasato Ramp - Shigasato, Ōtsu City, Shiga Pref.
01:23:38 Omijingū Ramp - Takasagochō, Ōtsu City, Shiga Pref.
01:24:26 Usayama Tunnel L=450m - Minamishiga, Ōtsu City, Shiga Pref.
01:25:04 Ōjiyama Ramp - Nishikōri, Ōtsu City, Shiga Pref.
01:26:11 Nagara Tunnel L=1305m - Onjōjichō, Ōtsu City, Shiga Pref.
01:27:52 Fujiookumachi Ramp - Fujiookumachi, Ōtsu City, Shiga Pref.
01:28:28 Fujiokita Ramp - Fujiookumachi, Ōtsu City, Shiga Pref.
01:29:25 Route 161 End (Fujiominami Ramp = Route 1, Route 8 intersection) - Oiwakechō, Otsu City, Shiga Pref.