Route 362 is a general national highway that runs from the intersection of Route 151 in Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture, to the intersection of Route 1 in Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, via Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, Hamamatsu City, Hamana Ward, Tenryū Ward, and Kawanehonchō, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Mikkabi Town in Hamana Ward, Shizuoka Prefecture is known for its Mikkabi mandarin oranges, and Kawanehonchō in Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture for its Kawane tea.
The route is rich in nature and runs along the Tenryū Hamanako Railway, Ōigawa Railway, Lake Hamanako, Miyakodagawa River, Futamatagawa River, Yokogawa River, Ketagawa River, Sugigawa River, Ōigawa River, Hikawa River, Kuromatagawa River, and Warashinagawa River.
START : Route 362 End (Tokiwachō 2 intersection = Route 1 intersection) - Tokiwa-chō, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Pref.
GOAL : Route 362 Start (Babachō intersection = Route 151 intersection) - Baba-chō, Toyokawa City, Aichi Pref.
DATE : Early April 2024
DISTANCE : About 155 km
ROUTE MAP: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1yY0Cp1G_tRJG2ZdS9ZzI99R8-7W8N2c&ehbc=2E312F
00:00:00 Intro
00:05:37 Route 362 End (Tokiwachō 2 intersection = Route 1 intersection) - Tokiwa-chō, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
00:09:39 Anzai Bridge (Abegawa River) L=553m - Yamazaki, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
00:11:10 ←→ Route 1 Seishin By-Pass - Hatori, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
00:22:15 Warabiko (Warashina River basin Urban & Mountainous area Residents interaction center) - Ōhara, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
00:29:12 Kiyokawa Sato no Eki - Aimata, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
00:46:55 Higashi Fujikawa, Kawanehon-chō, Haibara District, Shizuoka
00:49:03 Lover's Pass, Sugio Hananoki Rest Area - Sugio, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
01:02:27 Konagai Tunnel L=440m - Higashi Fujikawa, Kawanehon-chō, Haibara District, Shizuoka
01:10:58 Aobe Station (Ōigawa Railway Ōigawa Main Line) - Aobe, Kawanehon-chō, Haibara District, Shizuoka
01:11:22 Aobe Tunnel L=324m - Aobe, Kawanehon-chō, Haibara District, Shizuoka
01:14:32 Surugatokuyama Station (Ōigawa Railway Ōigawa Main Line) - Tokuyama, Kawanehon-chō, Haibara District, Shizuoka
01:15:16 Roadside Station Foret Nakakawane Chameikan - Mizukawa, Kawanehon-chō, Haibara District, Shizuoka
01:20:46 Takagō intersection - Kami Nagao, Kawanehon-chō, Haibara District, Shizuoka
01:23:26 ↖Shizuoka Prefectural Route 263 Harunoshimoizumi Station Line - Shimo Nagao, Kawanehon-chō, Haibara District, Shizuoka
01:26:20 ↙ Route 473 - Shimo Nagao, Kawanehon-chō, Haibara District, Shizuoka
01:47:46 Haruno-chō Kawakami, Tenryū Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
02:12:10 ← Shizuoka Prefectural Route 389 Misakubo Mori Line - Haruno-chō Sugi, Tenryū Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
02:19:49 → Shizuoka Prefectural Route 389 Misakubo Mori Line - Haruno-chō Toyooka, Tenryū Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
02:26:02 Hamamatsu City Haruno Cultural Center (Japan's largest tengu mask) - Haruno-chō Miyagawa, Tenryū Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
02:38:21 Yokokawa, Tenryū Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
02:41:23 Roadside Station Ippukutokoro Yokokawa - Yokokawa, Tenryū Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
02:50:49 Route 152 Overlap - Yamahigashi, Tenryū Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
02:55:39 Kajima Bridge (Tenryūgawa River) L=216.6m - Futamata-chō Kajima, Tenryū Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
02:58:01 Route 152 Overlap End - Negata, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
03:01:22 ← Route 362 Current road｜↑Route 362 Miyaguchi Bypass direction - Ono, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
03:10:22 ↑Shizuoka Prefectural Route 299 Shibukawa Miyakoda Station Line - Miyakoda-chō, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
03:13:04 Tenryū Hamanako Railway Type TH9200 Marimekko Train “New Slow Life Train"
03:16:10 Route 257 Overlap - Hosoe-chō Sanwa, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
03:17:31 Route 257 Overlap End - Inasa-chō Kanasashi, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
03:19:00 Okaji Station (Tenryū Hamanako Railway) - Hosoe-chō Nakagawa, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
03:25:14 Shimokiga intersection - Hosoe-chō Kiga, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
03:29:17 Sunza Station (Tenryū Hamanako Railway) - Hosoe-chō Kiga, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
03:38:53 Route 301 Overlap - Mikkabi-chō Mikkabi, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
03:39:13 Route 301 Overlap End - Mikkabi-chō Mikkabi, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
03:44:13 Fujinokuni Rest Area - Mikkabi-chō Honzaka, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
03:45:08 Honzaka Tunnel L=1379.7m - Mikkabi-chō, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka → Suse-chō, Toyohashi City, Aichi
03:51:18 Ishimaki Post Office - Ishimaki Hon-machi, Toyohashi City, Aichi
03:54:50 Tōgo Bridge (Toyogawa River) L=311.5m - Ishimaki Hon-machi, Toyohashi City, Aichi
03:58:01 Route 362 Start (Babachō intersection = Route 151 intersection) - Baba-chō, Toyokawa City, Aichi