# Japan National Route 282

National Route 282 (国道282号, Kokudō Nihyakuhachijūnigō) is a national highway of Japan connecting the cities of Morioka, the capital city of Iwate Prefecture, and Hirakawa in southern Aomori Prefecture. It travels south to north and has a total length of 124.4 kilometers (77.3 mi).

## Route description

National Route 282's starting point and southern terminus is located at an intersection along National Route 4, about half of a kilometer east of Iwate University. From there, it runs north concurrently with national routes 4 and 281 and crosses in to the city of Takizawa where it leaves the concurrency. From Takizawa northeast to its northern terminus in Hirakawa, it travels northwest parallel to the Tōhoku Expressway. It crosses briefly through Akita Prefecture before terminating at a junction with National Route 7 in Hirakawa in Aomori Prefecture.

## History

National Route 282 was established by the Cabinet of Japan in 1970 between Morioka and Ōdate in Akita Prefecture. It was extended north to its current terminus in Hirakawa in 1982. A bypass signed as National Route 282 running to the east of its original route through Nishine, Iwate was completed on 1 April 2016.

## Gallery

* Japan National Route 282
* The northern terminus of National Route 282 at National Route 7 in Hirakawa, Aomori
* National Route 282 in Kosaka, Akita
* National Route 282 running parallel to the Tōhoku Expressway
* National Route 282 in Hachimantai, Iwate

## Major intersections

All junctions listed are at-grade intersections unless noted otherwise.
| Prefecture | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| Iwate | Morioka | 0.0 | 0.0 | National Route 4 south (Morioka Bypass) – Kitakami, Hanamaki Unnamed city street – Akita, Tōhoku Expressway, Takamatsunoike Pond | Southern terminus; southern end of unsigned concurrency with national routes 4 and 281; highway continues south as National Route 4 |
| Iwate | Morioka | 1.7 | 1.1 | Iwate Prefecture Route 220 south – Prefecture Office, Morioka Station | |
| Iwate | Takizawa | 9.1 | 5.7 | National Route 4 north / National Route 281 east – Ninohe, Tōhoku Expressway, Iwate Iwate Prefecture Route 16 south – Koiwai | Northern end of unsigned concurrency with national routes 4 and 281, southern end of Iwate Prefecture Route 16 concurrency |
| Iwate | Takizawa | 9.4 | 5.8 | Iwate Prefecture Route 16 east – Takizawa Station | Northern end of Iwate Prefecture Route 16 concurrency |
| Iwate | Takizawa | 9.5 | 5.9 | Iwate Prefecture Route 278 west – Mount Iwate, Amihari | |
| Iwate | Hachimantai | 20.6 | 12.8 | Tōhoku Expressway – Sendai, Aomori, Hachinohe | Nishine Interchange (E4 exit 44) |
| Iwate | Hachimantai | 21.0 | 13.0 | Former National Route 282 north – Hachimantai, Yakehashiri | |
| Iwate | Hachimantai | 25.0 | 15.5 | Iwate Prefecture Route 23 west (former National Route 282) – Hachimantai Iwate Prefecture Route 257 east – to National Route 4, Iwate, Ninohe, Iwate-Numakunai Station | |
| Iwate | Hachimantai | 28.0 | 17.4 | Iwate Prefecture Route 17 – Tairadate, Iwate, National Route 4 | |
| Iwate | Hachimantai | 29.5 | 18.3 | Former National Route 282 south | |
| Iwate | Hachimantai | 32.7 | 20.3 | Iwate Prefecture Route 45 (Kashiwadai-Matsuo route) west – Hachimantai, Matsuo-Hachimantai Station | |
| Iwate | Hachimantai | 53.9 | 33.5 | Tōhoku Expressway – Morioka, Hachinohe, Aomori | Ashiro Interchange (E4 exit 47) |
| Iwate | Hachimantai | 54.5 | 33.9 | Iwate Prefecture Route 6 east – Ninohe, Jōbōji, National Route 4 | |
| Iwate | Hachimantai | 65.8 | 40.9 | Iwate Prefecture Route 195 west – Hanawa mine | |
| Akita | Kazuno | 81.1 | 50.4 | National Route 341 south – Lake Tazawa, Hachimantai | Northern terminus of National Route 341 |
| Akita | Kazuno | 84.7 | 52.6 | Tōhoku Expressway – Aomori, Morioka, Sendai, Hachinohe Expressway | Kazuno-Hachimantai Interchange (E4 exit 48) |
| Akita | Kazuno | 86.7 | 53.9 | Akita Prefecture Route 66 – Central Hanawa, Osarizawa copper mine | |
| Akita | Kazuno | 88.7 | 55.1 | Akita Prefecture Route 195 east – Hanawa ski area | |
| Akita | Kazuno | 96.4 | 59.9 | National Route 103 / National Route 285 west – to Tōhoku Expressway, Ōdate, Towada, Lake Towada | Eastern terminus of National Route 285 |
| Akita | Kazuno | 97.3 | 60.5 | Akita Prefecture Route 313 west | |
| Akita | Kosaka | 103.9 | 64.6 | Akita Prefecture Route 2 (Jukai Line) – to Tōhoku Expressway, Ōdate, Lake Towada | Northern terminus of National Route 341 |
| Aomori | Hirakawa | 124.4 | 77.3 | National Route 7 – to Tōhoku Expressway, Ōdate, Aomori, Hirosaki | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ||||||