Aomori Prefecture Route 120 (青森県道120号荒川青森停車場線 ''Aomori-Kendō Arakawa-Aomori Teishajō Route'') is a prefecture-maintained road and a former

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, the , in the capital of

Aomori Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku region. The prefecture's capital, largest city, and namesake is the city of Aomori. Aomori is the northernmost prefecture on Japan's main island, Honshu, and is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, ...

Aomori is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 278,964 in 136,457 households, and a population density of 340 people per square kilometer spread over the city's total area of ...

. It serves as an arterial highway between the Aomori Prefecture Route 27 and the central district of the city. The road is managed by the government of Aomori Prefecture.

Route description

Starting from its southern terminus at an intersection with Aomori Prefecture Route 27, Aomori Prefecture Route 120 travels north towards the central district of Aomori. It passes the main prison and library of the prefecture before coming to an intersection with the National Route 7 (

Aomori Belt Highway The Aomori Belt Highway (青森環状道路 ''Aomori Kanjō-dōro'') is a major highway located entirely in the city of Aomori in northern Japan. Signed as National Route 7, it is a bypass that travels to the south of the central district of the ...

) near

Aomori-chūō Interchange The is a tolled single-point urban interchange along the Aomori Expressway in Aomori, Japan. It is the closest expressway interchange to the center of that city. The interchange is owned, tolled, and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company. D ...

. At the intersection the route passes underneath the

Aomori Expressway The is a two-lane national expressway spur route in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company and is signed E4A as a direct extension and spur route of the Tōhoku Expressway. Route descriptio ...

, but there is no direct access between the expressway and Route 120. Continuing north, the road travels through a heavily commercialized area with access to many restaurants, a mall, and ''

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'' parlors. The road then crosses into the central district of Aomori when it is carried by a bridge over the

Aoimori Railway Line The is a regional rail line in Aomori Prefecture, Japan that is operated by the Aoimori Railway Company. It connects the terminal station of the Iwate Galaxy Railway Line, Metoki Station, in the town of Sannohe to Aomori Station, the terminus ...

. This bridge, the , was the site of toll booths that were removed in 2006. The Route 120 next has an intersection with National Route 4 where it joins it heading towards

Aomori Station is a railway station in the city of Aomori in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The station has been operating since September 1891, though the most recent station building, which consists of three island platforms connected to the station building by a ...

. While running concurrently with National Route 4, the National Highway ends and transitions to National Route 7. Shortly after this transition, Route 120 leaves the concurrency, heading north to its northern terminus at an intersection with Aomori Prefecture Route 16 (Shinmachi Street) just east of Aomori Station.

History

The route was established in 1961 as a prefecture-maintained route. In 1986 the road was upgraded to a tolled road called the Aomori-chūō Ōhashi Toll Road. The tolls on the route were removed in 2006.

List of major junctions

References

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Route description

History

List of major junctions

See also

References