National Route 303 is a
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of
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
connecting
Gifu, Gifu and
Wakasa, Fukui in Japan, with a total length of .
History
On 14 November 2018, the
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force was conducting a military exercise in
Takashima, Shiga near Route 303, when they accidentally hit the road with a live
81 mm mortar round. The resultant explosion caused fragments of pavement flying, some of which struck a parked car with an elderly man inside it. The man was not injured, but the car was covered in dents and some windows were shattered.
See also
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References
National highways in Japan
Roads in Fukui Prefecture
Roads in Gifu Prefecture
Roads in Shiga Prefecture
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