Kanmon Roadway Tunnel

In Japan, the Kanmon Roadway Tunnel carries National Route 2 under the . At the time of its construction, it was the longest undersea highway in the world.
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  • Opening hours: 6:00 AM—10:00 PM
  • Type: Building
  • Description: roadway tunnel under the Kanmon Straits
  • Also known as: “Kammon Tunnel”, “Kammon-kokudō Zuidō”, “Kammon-kokudō-suidō”, “Kammon-kokudō-tonneru”, “Kammon-tonneru”, “Kanmon Tunnel”, and “関門トンネル人道入口”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mekari Shrine and Kanmon Bridge.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine located in , Fukuoka, .

Bridge
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The is a suspension bridge crossing the , a stretch of water separating two of 's four main islands. On the Honshū side of the bridge is and on the Kyūshū side is , whose former city and present ward, Moji, gave the strait its mon. is situated 390 metres west of Kanmon Roadway Tunnel.

Railway stop
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is a train station in ward of , , . It is on the Mojikō Retro Scenic Line, a heritage railway operated by the Heisei Chikuhō Railway. is situated 450 metres east of Kanmon Roadway Tunnel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karato and Shimonoseki.

Quarter
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is the downtown area of the city of Shimonoseki, . Located in , it is known for its fish market.

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is a city in and the westernmost municipality on Honshu, home to a quarter million inhabitants. The city has been at the center of Japanese history for centuries, but it's best known to culinary daredevils as the home of fugu, a pufferfish as cute looking as it is potentially lethal.

Suburb
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Japanese ward of the city of in . It is the former city of Moji which was one of five merged to create Kitakyūshū in 1963.

Kanmon Roadway Tunnel

Latitude
33.96124° or 33° 57′ 41″ north
Longitude
130.963° or 130° 57′ 47″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8Q5GXX67+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 90115760
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
1860358
Wiki­data ID
Q15972446
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“Kanmon Roadway Tunnel” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “关门隧道”
  • Chinese: “關門人行隧道”
  • Chinese: “關門國道隧道”
  • Chinese: “關門海峽海底隧道行人入口”
  • Chinese: “關門隧道”
  • French: “tunnel routier de Kanmon”
  • French: “Tunnel routier de Kanmon”
  • Japanese: “かんもんトンネル”
  • Japanese: “関門トンネル”
  • Japanese: “関門国道トンネル”
  • Korean: “간몬 국도 터널”
  • Korean: “간몬 터널”

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