Route 13 is a general national highway that runs from the Route 4 intersection in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture to the Route 7 intersection in Akita City, Akita Prefecture.
It is a trunk road running through the Yonezawa Basin, Yamagata Basin, Shinjō Basin, and Yokote Basin, and almost the entire route runs parallel to the JR East Ōu Main Line.
Departure : Route 13 start point (Funaba-chō intersection = Route 4 and Route 115 intersection) - Sugitsuma-chō, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture
Arrival : Route 13 end point (Rinkaijūjiro intersection = Route 7 intersection) - Ōkawabata, Kawashiri-machi, Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Date : Early November, 2022
Distance : Approximately 301 km (as measured by Google Maps)
Route traveled: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=15ieLeCj8J-JHZyFRQXhGeDqKYeZXcwM&ehbc=2E312F
List of roads traveled: https://mesorian.com/national-highway
00:00:00 Opening
00:02:27 Route 13 start
00:12:44 E4 TŌHOKU EXPWY, Fukushima-Iizaka IC - Hirano, Iizaka-machi, Fukushima City
00:30:37 Higashi Kuriko Tunnel, Length 2376m - Nakano, Iizaka-machi, Fukushima City
00:33:26 Prefectural Border: Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture → Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture
00:39:52 Yonezawa Ski Resort - Kariyasu, Bansei-chō, Yonezawa City
00:47:30 E13 TŌHOKU-CHŪŌ EXPWY, Yonezawa-Hachimanpara IC - Zusayama, Bansei-chō, Yonezawa City
00:51:08 ⇐ Yonezawa Station (Yamagata Shinkansen, Ōu Main Line, Yonesaka Line) - Katako, Bansei-chō, Yonezawa City
00:57:30 Route 121 - Kubota-machi, Yonezawa City
01:00:03 Takahata-machi, Higashiokitama County
01:08:18 Overpass (Yamagata Shinkansen, Ōu Main Line) - Ōhashi, Nan'yō City
01:10:08 Route 399 - Nabeta, Nan'yō City
01:11:37 E13 TŌHOKU-CHŪŌ EXPWY, Nan'yō-Takahata IC / Route 113 - Takahata-machi, Higashiokitama County
01:12:15 Route 113 - Fukanuma, Takahata-machi, Higashiokitama County
01:21:46 Nakayama, Kaminoyama City
01:28:06 Route 458 / E13 TŌHOKU-CHŪŌ EXPWY, Kaminoyama-Onsen IC - Tōgo, Kaminoyama City
01:29:39 Sky Tower 41 *The tallest condominium in Tōhoku region with 41 floors above ground and 140m high - Miyanowaki, Kaminoyama City
01:38:15 E13 TŌHOKU-CHŪŌ EXPWY, Yamagata-Kaminoyama IC - Kanakame, Kaminoyama City
01:42:29 Route 112 - Iida Nishi, Yamagata City
01:47:04 Route 286 - Matsuyama, Yamagata City
01:54:09 E48 YAMAGATA EXPWY, Yamagata-kita IC - Sengoku, Yamagata City
01:57:34 Tendō Ōhashi Bridge (Tachiya River) - Shōge, Tendō City
02:03:48 Roadside Station Tendō Onsen - Kuwano-machi, Tendō City
02:06:37 Route 48 - Kunomoto, Tendō City
02:09:14 Overpass (Yamagata Shinkansen, Ōu Main Line) - Jin-machi Nishi, Higashine City
02:10:09 Yamagata Airport - Hanyū, Higashine City
02:12:37 Route 287 - Kanisawa, Higashine City
02:17:45 Tateoka, Murayama City
02:20:02 Roadside Station Murayama - Tateoka, Murayama City
02:29:25 Isazawa, Obanazawa City
02:33:33 Route 347 - Obanazawa, Obanazawa City
02:36:33 E13 TŌHOKU-CHŪŌ EXPWY, Nokurosawa IC - Nokurosawa, Obanazawa City
02:43:31 E13 TŌHOKU-CHŪŌ EXPWY, Kawarago IC - Dokusawa, Obanazawa City
02:44:38 Sabane Tunnel - Funagata, Funagata-machi, Mogami County
02:49:20 Torigoe, Shinjō City
02:52:53 Route 47 - Torigoe, Shinjō City
02:57:39 Route 458 - Itsuka-machi, Shinjō City
03:09:06 Kaneyama-machi, Mogami County
03:15:14 Route 344 - Kaneyama, Kaneyama-machi, Mogami County
03:19:23 ↑Route 13 Shunezaka Road, (temporary name)Kaneyama-kita IC / →Route 13 Old Road - Nakada, Kaneyama-machi, Mogami County
03:25:06 ↖Route 13 Old Road / ↑Route 13 Shunezaka Road Nakada IC - Nakada, Kaneyama-machi, Mogami County
03:31:16 ← Route 13 current road / → Route 13 Shunezaka Road, (temporary name) Nozoki IC - Nozoki, Mamurogawa-machi, Mogami County
03:33:45 Prefectural border: Mamurogawa-machi, Mogami County, Yamagata Prefecture → Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture
03:38:22 ↑ Route 13 Old Road / → Route 13 Innai Road - Kami Innai, Yuzawa City
03:40:38 Route 108 - Kami Innai, Yuzawa City
03:45:50 ↑Route 13 Old Road / → Route 13 Yuzawa-Yokote Road, Ogachikomachi IC - Ono, Yuzawa City
03:46:24 Roadside Station Ogachi - Ono Hashimoto, Yuzawa City
03:56:13 ← Route 13 Yuzawa-Yokote Road, Mitsuseki IC / ↑Route 13 Old Road - Sekiguchi, Yuzawa City
04:01:10 Route 398 - Omote-machi, Yuzawa City
04:07:17 Jūmonji-machi, Yokote City
04:08:25 Route 342 - Jūmonji-machi, Yokote City
04:09:42 Roadside Station Jūmonji - Kaidō Shita, Jūmonji-machi, Yokote City
04:21:46 Route 107 - Yasuda, Yokote City
04:32:54 Roadside Station Misato - Kanezawa Shimodate, Misato-chō, Senboku County
04:41:12 Shimofukai, Daisen City
04:43:41 Route 105 Ōmagari-nishi Road - Wagō, Daisen City
04:48:51 Route 105 - Fujimi-chō, Daisen City
05:00:56 Roadside Station Kamioka - Funato, Kitanaraoka, Daisen City
05:15:21 Route 341 - Kyōwa Kamiyodogawa, Daisen City
05:15:57 Route 46 - Kyōwa Kamiyodogawa, Daisen City
05:24:37 Kawabejinnai, Akita City
05:32:37 E7 AKITA EXPWY, Akita-minami IC - Kamikitatekono, Akita City
05:48:28 Route 13 end