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| 国道102号 | ||||
 National Route 102 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 102.5 km[1] (63.7 mi) | |||
| Existed | 18 May 1953–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  National Route 7 inHirosaki | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end |   National Route 4 /National Route 45 inTowada | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Japan | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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National Route 102 (国道102号,Kokudō Hyaku nigō) is anational highway in theJapanese prefecture ofAomori. Route 102 stretches 102.8 kilometers (63.9 mi) fromNational Route 7 inHirosaki east toNational Routes 4 and45 inTowada.
The highway crosses the central partAomori Prefecture, linking Towada in the east to Hirosaki in the west. From Towada, the highway parallels theOirase River toLake Towada where it runs along the northern shore of thecalderacrater lake. On the shore of the lake, it comes close to crossing intoAkita Prefecture, but remains in Aomori. It then heads northwest passing through Hirakawa and Kuroishi. In Kuroishi, the road has a junction with theTōhoku Expressway. West of this junction to the route's western terminus in Hirosaki, National Route 102 is designated as a Regional High-Standard Highway. The highway ends at a junction with National Route 7 near the center of Hirosaki.
National Route 102 was originally designated on 18 May 1953 as route connecting Hirosaki toHachinohe.[2] On 1 April 1963, the route was shortened to Towada and the section between Towada and Hachinohe was incorporated intoNational Route 45.[3]
The route lies entirely withinAomori Prefecture.
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Hirosaki | 0.0 | 0.0 | National Route 7 | Interchange; western end of unsigned Route 394 concurrency; western terminus | |||
| Kuroishi | 9.3 | 5.8 |  Tōhoku Expressway –Morioka,Aomori | Interchange; Tōhoku Expressway exit 52 (Kuroishi Interchange) | |||
| 15.6 | 9.7 |  National Route 394 north | Eastern end of unsigned Route 394 concurrency | ||||
| Hirakawa | 24.0 | 14.9 |  National Route 454 west | Western end of Route 454 concurrency | |||
| 40.5 | 25.2 | National Route 454 west | Eastern end of Route 454 concurrency | ||||
| Towada | 53.4 | 33.2 |  National Route 102 north (Oirase Bypass) – Aomori, Towada | ||||
| 59.8 | 37.2 |  National Route 103 south –Ōdate | Western end of Route 103 concurrency | ||||
| 69.7 | 43.3 | National Route 102 south (Oirase Bypass) – Kuroishi, Hirosaki | |||||
| 73.5 | 45.7 | National Route 103 north – Aomori | Eastern end of Route 103 concurrency | ||||
| 85.5 | 53.1 | Aomori Prefecture Route 118 –Shichinohe | |||||
| 85.5 | 53.1 | Aomori Prefecture Route 40 – Aomori | |||||
| 94.0 | 58.4 | Aomori Prefecture Route 45 north | Western end of Prefecture Route 45 concurrency | ||||
| 95.0 | 59.0 | Aomori Prefecture Routes 45/145 south | Eastern end of Prefecture Route 45 concurrency | ||||
| 101.8 | 63.3 | National Route 4 /National Route 45 | Eastern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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