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Signs like this mark National Route 2 between
Osaka and
Fukuoka.
Route 2 passing through
Kobe.
Route 2 (国道2号, Kokudō Ni-gō?) is a major highway on the islands of Honshū and Kyūshū in Japan. It follows the old Sanyōdo westward from the city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture in the Kansai region to the city of Fukuoka in Fukuoka Prefecture, passing through the Chūgoku region en route. Between Hyōgo Prefecture and Yamaguchi Prefecture it parallels the Sanyō Expressway; it crosses the Kanmon Straits through the Kanmon Roadway Tunnel. Its total length is 533.2 km. At its Osaka terminus, it meets Route 1; at its western terminus, it links with Routes 3 and 10.
