Japan's National Route 157 - an extremely harsh national highway. From Gifu to Kanazawa. east

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It is a general national highway that connects the prefectural capitals from Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture to Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, passing north-south along the western foot of the Hakusan Mountains, passing through southern Ishikawa Prefecture, the Ohno Basin in eastern Fukui Prefecture, and western Gifu Prefecture. Connecting the Hokuriku Economic Zone and the Tokai Economic Zone with the shortest possible distance. The main transit points are Nonoichi City and Hakusan City in Ishikawa Prefecture, Katsuyama City and Ono City in Fukui Prefecture, and Motosu City in Gifu Prefecture.
The section from Shimowakago (Managawa Dam) in Ono City, Fukui Prefecture, which crosses Nukumi Pass on the border between Fukui and Gifu Prefecture, to Neonogo, Motosu City, Gifu Prefecture, is closed during the winter; The section from Noko) to Neonogo, Motosu City is a series of narrow roads that make it difficult for even passenger cars to pass each other. In particular, the mountainous area across Nukumi Pass is a so-called ``difficult road'', and because it crosses several meters wide river currents called Arai-koshi, which are exposed on the road on the Gifu Prefecture side, it is often referred to as a ``national highway that crosses rivers.'' It has also become a pronoun. Furthermore, the roads near Nukumi Pass are vulnerable to disasters and are often closed.
Source: Free encyclopedia "Wikipedia"
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