Japan National Route 5, Major highway in Hokkaido, Japan
National Route 5 extends for 288.5 kilometers across southern Hokkaido, connecting the port city of Hakodate to the regional capital of Sapporo.
The route follows the path of the Sapporo Hondo road, constructed in 1877 under the guidance of American advisor Horace Capron for the Hokkaido Development Commission.
The road network development reflects Japan's modernization period, when western engineering methods were integrated into the country's infrastructure development during the Meiji era.
The highway intersects with National Routes 278 and 279 in Hakodate, continuing through multiple municipalities before reaching its terminus at National Route 12 in Sapporo.
The road passes through Otaru, where it makes a notable directional shift from its northward path, curving eastward toward its final destination in Sapporo.
Location: Hokkaido
GPS coordinates: 41.77261,140.72803
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:50
Museum Ship Mashu Maru of Hakodate
511 m
Hollow Dogū
2.2 km
Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward
1.8 km
Hokkaido Railway Company Hakodate branch office
350 m
Midorinoshima
1.2 km
Hakodate Park
2 km
Kitajima Saburo Museum
1.4 km
Kōryū-ji
2.4 km
Hokkaido Sakamoto Ryoma Museum
1.2 km
Shinshū Ōtani-ha Hakodate Betsuin
1.6 km
Hakodate Morning Market
220 m
Motomachi Park
1.7 km
Foreigners' Cemetery
2.6 km
Hakodate City Museum of Northern Peoples
1.5 km
Hakodate City Museum
2.2 km
Hakodate Chinese Memorial Hall
1.6 km
Jitsugyō-ji
2.2 km
Hakodate City Museum of Literature
1.4 km
Hakodate Community Design Center
1.3 km
Tomoe Bridge
496 m
Kōya-ji
2.2 km
Motomachi Water Supply Plant
1.7 km
Honganji hakodate betsu-in
1.1 km
Kokian
1.2 km
Shōbō-ji
1.3 km
Hakodate Orthodox Church
1.7 km
Shōmyō-ji
2.2 km
Mount Hakodate Ropeway
2.1 kmReviews
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