Route 122 is a general national highway that runs from Nikkō City, Tochigi Prefecture to Toshima Ward, Tōkyō.
The movie starts in Toshima Ward, Tokyo and runs through Kita Ward, Tokyo, Kawaguchi City, Saitama
Prefecture, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Hasuda City, Saitama Prefecture, Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture,
Hanyū City, Saitama Prefecture, Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Ōta City, Gunma Prefecture,
and Kiryū City, Gunma Prefecture, to reach Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture.
The scenery along the route is varied, including urban areas, plains, and mountainous areas, and there are
many tourist attractions such as Watarase Gorge railway, Ashio Dōzan Kankō (Closed copper mine),
and Marumiya vending machine corner.
-- Old Route 122, Hosoo Pass
https://youtu.be/mo_chrkTuNg
Departure : Route 122 end point (Nishi-Sugamo intersection = Route 17 intersection) - Nishi-Sugamo, Toshima Ward, Tokyo
Arrival : Route 122 starti point (Shinkyō intersection = Route 119 and 120 start point) - Nikkō City, Tochigi Prefecture
Date : Mid-November, 2022
Distance : Approximately 160 km (measured by Google Maps)
Route traveled: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1ZYidruL0Kvjg4CxvsLT2_BNO5skdNcbP&ehbc=2E312F
00:00:00 Opening
00:02:46 Route 122 end point (Nishi Sugamo intersection = Route 17 intersection) - Nishi Sugamo, Toshima Ward, Tōkyō
00:05:21 Ōji Station (Keihin Tōhoku Line and Namboku Line) - Ōji, Kita Ward, Tōkyō
00:08:22 Tokyo Metropolitan Road 318 Kanjō-Nanagō Line, Kannana-Dōri Ave. Intersection - Kamiya, Kita Ward, Tōkyō
00:11:42 Tokyo Metropolitan Road 311 Kanjō-Hachigō Line, Kanpachi-Dōri Ave. Intersection - Akabane, Kita Ward, Tōkyō
00:24:05 Route 298 Intersection / Expressway Kawaguchi JCT - Nishiaraijuku, Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture
00:31:33 Route 463 Koshigaya-Kaidō Ave. intersection - Daimon, Midori Ward, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
00:41:28 Route 16 Intersection - Iwatsuki Ward, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
00:51:06 Route 122 Hasuda-Iwata Bypass - Heirinji, Iwatsuki Ward, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
00:52:51 Hasuda City, Saitama Prefecture
01:06:46 Araishinden, Shiraoka City, Saitama Prefecture
01:16:54 Imoguki, Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture
01:29:18 Shimokawasaki, Hanyū City, Saitama Prefecture
01:30:26 Route 125 Kazo-Hanyū Bypass Intersection - Shimokawasaki, Hanyū City, Saitama Prefecture
01:40:22 Roadside Station Hanyū - Kamishingo, Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture
01:44:45 Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture
01:47:15 Route 354 Tatebayashi Bypass Overlap section - Naegi-chō, Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture
01:56:34 Uzura, Ōra-machi, Ōra County, Gunma Prefecture
02:01:21 Game Center Lupin 122 - Nakano, Ōra-machi, Ōra County, Gunma Prefecture
02:05:14 Ryūmai-chō, Ōta City, Gunma Prefecture
02:13:56 Route 407 intersection - Higashikanai-chō, Ōta City, Gunma Prefecture
02:16:03 E50 KITA-KANTŌ EXPWY, Ōta-Kiryū IC - Higashi Imaizumi-chō, Ōta City, Gunma Prefecture
02:16:58 Route 50 Kiryū Bypass Overlap section - Tadakari-chō, Ōta City, Gunma Prefecture
02:22:40 Hirosawa-chō, Kiryū City, Gunma Prefecture
02:27:59 Route 50 Kiryū Bypass Overlap Ends - Hirosawa-chō, Kiryū City, Gunma Prefecture
02:40:43 Ōmama-chō, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture
02:43:05 Route 353 Intersection - Ōmama, Ōmama-cho, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture
02:46:58 Kamikiribara intersection - Kiribara, Ōmama-chō, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture
02:54:46 Roadside Station Kurohone Yamabiko - Shimotazawa, Kurohone-chō, Kiryū City, Gunma Prefecture
02:58:50 Melody Line "Usagi to Kame (Rabbit and Turtle)" - Mizunuma, Kurohone-chō, Kiryū City, Gunma Prefecture
02:59:11 Ogihara, Azuma-chō, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture
03:01:29 Marumiya Vending Machine Corner - Hanawa, Azuma-chō, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture
03:10:17 Kusagi Dam Observation Deck - Gōdo, Azuma-chō, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture
03:11:36 Roadside Station Tomihiro Bijutsukan - Kusagi, Azuma-chō, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture
03:21:25 Prefectural border: Midori City, Gunma Prefecture → Nikkō City, Tochigi Prefecture
03:25:13 Akagane Kōshin Under (Watarase Keikoku Railway) - Ashio-machi, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture
03:27:21 Ashio Dōzan Kanko (Ashio Copper Mine Tourism) - Ashio-machi, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture
03:29:54 Tochigi Prefectural Road 250 Chūgūshi-Ashio Line intersection - Ashio-machi, Nikkō City, Tochigi Prefecture
03:38:58 → Old Route 122, Hosoo Pass - Ashio-machi, Nikkō City, Tochigi Prefecture
03:39:54 Nissoku Tunnel, Length 2765m - Ashio-machi, Nikkō City, Tochigi Prefecture
03:46:11 Route 120 overlap section - Hosoo-machi, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture
03:48:15 E81 NIKKŌ-UTSUNOMIYA ROAD, Kiyotaki IC - Nikkō, Nikkō City, Tochigi Prefecture
03:51:40 Tamozawa Bridge (Tamozawa River) - Hon-chō, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture
03:58:10 Route 122 start point (Shinkyō intersection = Route 119 and Route 120 start point) - Sannai, Nikkō City, Tochigi Prefecture