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54-508: The Kanmon Bridge was opened to vehicles on November 14, 1973 and connected to the Kyūshū Expressway on March 27, 1984. It is among the 50 largest suspension bridges in the world with a central length of 1,068 metres (3,504 feet). 33°57′43″N 130°57′30″E  /  33.96194°N 130.95833°E  / 33.96194; 130.95833 This article about a bridge in Japan

108-509: A diverse port city, and Portuguese products imported through Nagasaki (such as tobacco, bread, textiles and a Portuguese sponge-cake called castellas ) were assimilated into popular Japanese culture. Tempura derived from a popular Portuguese recipe originally known as peixinhos da horta , and takes its name from the Portuguese word, 'tempero,' seasoning, and refers to the tempora quadragesima, forty days of Lent during which eating meat

162-529: A number of daimyōs . The most notable among them was Ōmura Sumitada . In 1569, Ōmura granted a permit for the establishment of a port with the purpose of harboring Portuguese ships in Nagasaki, which was set up in 1571, under the supervision of the Jesuit missionary Gaspar Vilela and Portuguese Captain-Major Tristão Vaz de Veiga , with Ōmura's personal assistance. The little harbor village quickly grew into

216-482: A number of people, principally school children, were evacuated to rural areas for safety, consequently reducing the population in the city at the time of the atomic attack. On the day of the nuclear strike (August 9, 1945) the population in Nagasaki was estimated to be 263,000, which consisted of 240,000 Japanese residents, 10,000 Korean residents, 2,500 conscripted Korean workers, 9,000 Japanese soldiers, 600 conscripted Chinese workers, and 400 Allied POWs . That day,

270-522: A plan to pass administrative control over to the Society of Jesus rather than see the Catholic city taken over by a non-Catholic daimyō . Thus, for a brief period after 1580, the city of Nagasaki was a Jesuit colony, under their administrative and military control. It became a refuge for Christians escaping maltreatment in other regions of Japan. In 1587, however, Toyotomi Hideyoshi 's campaign to unify

324-468: A plutonium bomb. The first combat use of a nuclear weapon was the " Little Boy " bomb, which was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The first plutonium bomb was tested in central New Mexico , United States, on July 16, 1945. The Fat Man bomb was more powerful than the one dropped over Hiroshima, but because of Nagasaki's more uneven terrain, there was less damage. The city

378-562: A raid of August 1, 1945, was the most effective, with a few of the bombs hitting the shipyards and dock areas in the southwest portion of the city, several hitting the Mitsubishi Steel and Arms Works, and six bombs landing at the Nagasaki Medical School and Hospital, with three direct hits on buildings there. While the damage from these few bombs was relatively small, it created considerable concern in Nagasaki and

432-497: A section from Moji to Kokura-Higashi was opened which made access to the bridge with Honshū March 28, 1985, the Tosu Junction in the west was opened. February 5, 1987, the Tosu Junction in the east was opened. March 29, 1988, a section from Kagoshima-Kita to Kagoshima was opened with an interchange with the expressway. March 31, 1988, a section from Kokura-Higashi to Yahata was opened to traffic October 19, 1988,

486-841: A section in the Kagoshima Interchange with the Minami Kyushu Expressway was opened December 7, 1989, a section from Yatsushiro to Hitoyoshi was opened to traffic March 25, 1992, a section in the Kajiki Interchange with the road was opened March 31, 1993, the Shin-Moji Interchange was opened July 27, 1995, a section from Hitoyoshi to Ebuno was opened to traffic which made the Kyushu Expressway from Moji to Kagoshima fully accessible with no gaps. April 20, 1998,

540-528: A single day, whilst the driest month has been September 1967, with 1.8 millimetres (0.07 in). Precipitation occurs year-round, though winter is the driest season; rainfall peaks sharply in June and July. August is the warmest month of the year. On January 24, 2016, a snowfall of 17 centimetres (6.7 in) was recorded. The nearest airport is Nagasaki Airport in the nearby city of Ōmura . The Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) provides rail transportation on

594-415: A small plain near the end of the bay. Two rivers divided by a mountain spur form the two main valleys in which the city lies. The heavily built-up area of the city is confined by the terrain to less than 4 square miles (10 km ). Nagasaki has the typical humid subtropical climate of Kyūshū and Honshū, characterized by mild winters and long, hot, and humid summers. Apart from Kanazawa and Shizuoka it

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648-452: Is 346.2 km. It does not cover Ōita or Nagasaki . History [ edit ] June 30, 1971, a section from Ueki to Kumamoto was opened to traffic October 21, 1972, a section from Nankan to Ueki opened to traffic November 16, 1973, Tosu Interchange and Junction to Nankan was opened to traffic December 13, 1973, Kajiki Interchange to Satsuma-Yoshida was opened to traffic March 13, 1975, Koga Interchange to Tosu Junction

702-460: Is 405.86 km (156.70 sq mi). The first contact with Portuguese explorers occurred in 1543. An early visitor was supposedly Fernão Mendes Pinto , who came from Sagres on a Portuguese ship which landed nearby in Tanegashima . Soon after, Portuguese ships started sailing to Japan as regular trade freighters , thus increasing the contact and trade relations between Japan and

756-1343: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB Expressway (Redirected from Kyūshū Expressway ) Expressway in Kyushu, Japan [REDACTED] Kyushu Expressway [REDACTED] 九州自動車道 [REDACTED] Route information Part of [REDACTED] AH1 Length 346.2 km  (215.1 mi) Existed 1971–present Major junctions From Moji Interchange in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka [REDACTED] Kita-Kyushu Expressway [REDACTED] [REDACTED] AH1 Kanmon Bridge To Kagoshima Junction in Kagoshima, Kagoshima [REDACTED] Minami-Kyushu Expressway [REDACTED] Ibusuki Skyline Location Country Japan Major cities Fukuoka , Dazaifu , Tosu , Kurume , Kumamoto , Yatsushiro , Kirishima Highway system National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan [REDACTED] Kumamoto, Japan Kyushu Expressway ( 九州自動車道 , Kyūshū Jidōsha-dō ) ( Asian Highway Network [REDACTED] AH1 )

810-796: Is different from Wikidata Articles containing Japanese-language text Infobox road instances in Japan Misplaced Pages articles needing a junction list from November 2021 All pages needing cleanup Official website not in Wikidata Commons category link is on Wikidata Pages using the Kartographer extension Nagasaki, Nagasaki This is an accepted version of this page Nagasaki ( Japanese : 長崎 , Hepburn : Nagasaki ) ( IPA: [naɡaꜜsaki] ; lit. "Long Cape") , officially known as Nagasaki City ( 長崎市 , Nagasaki-shi ),

864-648: Is one of the Expressways of Japan from Kitakyūshū (and the bridge to Honshū ) to west of Kagoshima linking with the Higashikyushu Expressway and the Ibusuki Skyline. It runs through the prefectures of Fukuoka , the eastern half of the Saga , Kumamoto , Miyazaki ( Ebino only) and the Kagoshima prefectures. The freeway runs entirely on the island of Kyūshū . The total length

918-670: Is the capital and the largest city of the Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan . Founded by the Portuguese, the port of Nagasaki became the sole port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region have been recognized and included in the UNESCO World Heritage List . Part of Nagasaki

972-555: Is the wettest sizeable city in Japan. In the summer, the combination of persistent heat and high humidity results in unpleasant conditions, with wet-bulb temperatures sometimes reaching 26 °C (79 °F). In the winter, however, Nagasaki is drier and sunnier than Gotō to the west, and temperatures are slightly milder than further inland in Kyūshū. Since records began in 1878, the wettest month has been July 1982, with 1,178 millimetres (46 in) including 555 millimetres (21.9 in) in

1026-525: The Boeing B-29 Superfortress Bockscar , commanded by Major Charles Sweeney , departed from Tinian 's North Field just before dawn, this time carrying a plutonium bomb , code named " Fat Man ". The primary target for the bomb was Kokura , with the secondary target being Nagasaki, if the primary target was too cloudy to make a visual sighting. When the plane reached Kokura at 9:44 a.m. (10:44 am. Tinian Time),

1080-533: The Meiji period , Nagasaki became a center of heavy industry . Its main industry was ship-building , with the dockyards under control of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries becoming one of the prime contractors for the Imperial Japanese Navy , and with Nagasaki harbor used as an anchorage under the control of nearby Sasebo Naval District . During World War II , at the time of the nuclear attack, Nagasaki

1134-630: The Nagasaki bugyō . With the Meiji Restoration , Japan opened its doors once again to foreign trade and diplomatic relations. Nagasaki became a treaty port in 1859 and modernization began in earnest in 1868. Nagasaki was officially proclaimed a city on April 1, 1889. With Christianity legalized and the Kakure Kirishitan coming out of hiding, Nagasaki regained its earlier role as a center for Roman Catholicism in Japan. During

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1188-606: The Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen and Nagasaki Main Line , whose terminal is at Nagasaki Station . In addition, the Nagasaki Electric Tramway operates five routes in the city. The Nagasaki Expressway serves vehicular traffic with interchanges at Nagasaki and Susukizuka. In addition, six national highways crisscross the city: Route 34 , 202 , 206 , 251 , 324 , and 499 . On August 9, 1945,

1242-474: The 35,000 deaths were 150 Japanese soldiers, 6,200 out of the 7,500 employees of the Mitsubishi Munitions plant, and 24,000 others (including 2,000 Koreans ). The industrial damage in Nagasaki was high, leaving 68‍–‍80% of the non-dock industrial production destroyed. It was the second and, to date, the last use of a nuclear weapon in combat , and also the second detonation of

1296-516: The Spanish Franciscans were the vanguard of an Iberian invasion of Japan. In response, Hideyoshi ordered the crucifixions of twenty-six Catholics in Nagasaki on February 5 of the next year (i.e. the " Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan "). Portuguese traders were not ostracized, however, and so the city continued to thrive. In 1602, Augustinian missionaries also arrived in Japan, and when Tokugawa Ieyasu took power in 1603, Catholicism

1350-562: The Yatsushiro Junction was opened to traffic with another freeway December 19, 2001, Kajiki Junction was opened to traffic December 12, 2004, the tunnel from Hitoyoshi to Ebino Interchanges which made Kyushu Expressway with four lanes now being connected with no gaps February 26, 2006, Kitakyushu Junction was opened to traffic with another freeway March 29, 2009, the Miyama-Yanagawa Interchange

1404-600: The archipelago altogether. They had previously been living on a specially constructed artificial island in Nagasaki harbour that served as a trading post , called Dejima . The Dutch were then moved from their base at Hirado onto the artificial island. The Great Fire of Nagasaki destroyed much of the city in 1663, including the Mazu shrine at the Kofuku Temple patronized by the Chinese sailors and merchants visiting

1458-504: The bomb on the city's Urakami Valley midway between the Mitsubishi Steel and Arms Works in the south, and the Mitsubishi-Urakami Ordnance Works in the north. The bomb exploded 53 seconds after its release, at 11:02 a.m. at an approximate altitude of 1,800 feet. Less than a second after the detonation, the north of the city was destroyed and more than 10% of the city's population were killed. Among

1512-476: The city was obscured by clouds and smoke, as the nearby city of Yahata had been firebombed on the previous day – the steel plant in Yahata had also instructed their workforce to intentionally set fire to containers of coal tar , to produce target-obscuring black smoke. Unable to make a bombing attack 'on visual' because of the clouds and smoke, and with limited fuel, the plane left the city at 10:30 a.m. for

1566-476: The city's industry. These connections with the Japanese war effort made Nagasaki a major target for strategic bombing by the Allies during the war. In the 12 months prior to the nuclear attack, Nagasaki had experienced five small-scale air attacks by an aggregate of 136 U.S. planes which dropped a total of 270 tons of high explosives , 53 tons of incendiaries , and 20 tons of fragmentation bombs . Of these,

1620-519: The country arrived in Kyūshū. Concerned with the large Christian influence in Kyūshū, Hideyoshi ordered the expulsion of all missionaries , and placed the city under his direct control. However, the expulsion order went largely unenforced, and the fact remained that most of Nagasaki's population remained openly practicing Catholic . In 1596, the Spanish ship San Felipe was wrecked off the coast of Shikoku , and Hideyoshi learned from its pilot that

1674-557: The lack of a proper seaport in Kyūshū for the purpose of harboring foreign ships posed a major problem for both merchants and the Kyushu daimyōs (feudal lords) who expected to collect great advantages from the trade with the Portuguese. In the meantime, Spanish Jesuit missionary St. Francis Xavier arrived in Kagoshima , South Kyūshū, in 1549. After a somewhat fruitful two-year sojourn in Japan, he left for China in 1552 but died soon afterwards. His followers who remained behind converted

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1728-667: The mountainous areas; vehicles carrying dangerous goods are forbidden from travelling through these tunnels and must use alternate routes. Lanes [ edit ] 6-lane, Dazaifu to Kurume Interchanges 4-lane, Moji to Dazaifu Interchange and from Kurume to Kagoshima Interchanges References [ edit ] ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kyushu Regional Development Bureau. "Road Timetable" . Retrieved 2008-08-31 . {{ cite web }} : CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link ) ^ "Major highway reopens in quake-hit Kumamoto" . mainichi.jp . Mainichi Japan. 29 April 2016. Archived from

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1836-411: The population was estimated to be 263,000. As of March 1, 2017, the city had population of 505,723 and a population density of 1,000 persons per km . Nagasaki is represented in the J. League of football with its local club, V-Varen Nagasaki . The Nagasaki Lantern Festival is celebrated annually over the first 15 days of Chinese New Year and is the largest of its kind in all of Japan. Kunchi ,

1890-577: The port. In 1720 the ban on Dutch books was lifted, causing hundreds of scholars to flood into Nagasaki to study European science and art. Consequently, Nagasaki became a major center of what was called rangaku , or "Dutch learning". During the Edo period , the Tokugawa shogunate governed the city, appointing a hatamoto , the Nagasaki bugyō , as its chief administrator. During this period, Nagasaki

1944-568: The presence of Christianity. Some of the rubble was left as a memorial, such as a one-legged torii at Sannō Shrine and an arch near ground zero . New structures were also raised as memorials, such as the Atomic Bomb Museum . Nagasaki remains primarily a port city, supporting a rich shipbuilding industry. On January 4, 2005, the towns of Iōjima , Kōyagi , Nomozaki , Sanwa , Sotome and Takashima (all from Nishisonogi District ) were officially merged into Nagasaki along with

1998-495: The rebels adopted many Portuguese motifs and Christian icons . Consequently, in Tokugawa society the word "Shimabara" solidified the connection between Christianity and disloyalty, constantly used again and again in Tokugawa propaganda. The Shimabara Rebellion also convinced many policy-makers that foreign influences were more trouble than they were worth, leading to the national isolation policy . The Portuguese were expelled from

2052-504: The rest of the world, and particularly with mainland China , with whom Japan had previously severed its commercial and political ties, mainly due to a number of incidents involving wokou piracy in the South China Sea , with the Portuguese now serving as intermediaries between the two East Asian neighbors. Despite the mutual advantages derived from these trading contacts, which would soon be acknowledged by all parties involved,

2106-474: The roles of merchant and artist such as 18th century Yi Hai . It is believed that as much as one-third of the population of Nagasaki at this time may have been Chinese. The Chinese traders at Nagasaki were confined to a walled compound ( Tōjin yashiki ) which was located in the same vicinity as Dejima island; and the activities of the Chinese, though less strictly controlled than the Dutch, were closely monitored by

2160-419: The secondary target. After 20 minutes, the plane arrived at 10:50 a.m. over Nagasaki, but the city was also concealed by clouds. Desperately short of fuel and after making a couple of bombing runs without obtaining any visual target, the crew was forced to use radar to drop the bomb. At the last minute, the opening of the clouds allowed them to make visual contact with a racetrack in Nagasaki, and they dropped

2214-545: The stake in Nagasaki. They became known as the Martyrs of Japan and were later venerated by several Popes . Catholicism's last gasp as an open religion and the last major military action in Japan until the Meiji Restoration was the Shimabara Rebellion of 1637. While there is no evidence that Europeans directly incited the rebellion, Shimabara Domain had been a Christian han for several decades, and

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2268-481: The town of Kinkai the following year. Nagasaki and Nishisonogi Peninsulas are located within the city limits. The city is surrounded by the cities of Isahaya and Saikai , and the towns of Togitsu and Nagayo in Nishisonogi District . Nagasaki lies at the head of a long bay that forms the best natural harbor on the island of Kyūshū. The main commercial and residential area of the city lies on

2322-422: The wake of this incident strengthening coastal defenses, threatening death to intruding foreigners, and prompting the training of English and Russian translators. The Tōjinyashiki (唐人屋敷) or Chinese Factory in Nagasaki was also an important conduit for Chinese goods and information for the Japanese market. Various Chinese merchants and artists sailed between the Chinese mainland and Nagasaki. Some actually combined

2376-487: Was an important industrial city, containing both plants of the Mitsubishi Steel and Arms Works, the Akunoura Engine Works, Mitsubishi Arms Plant, Mitsubishi Electric Shipyards, Mitsubishi Steel and Arms Works, Mitsubishi-Urakami Ordnance Works, several other small factories, and most of the ports storage and trans-shipment facilities, which employed about 90% of the city's labor force, and accounted for 90% of

2430-598: Was depicted in contemporary art and literature as a cosmopolitan port brimming with exotic curiosities from the Western world. In 1808, during the Napoleonic Wars , the Royal Navy frigate HMS Phaeton entered Nagasaki Harbor in search of Dutch trading ships. The local magistrate was unable to resist the crew’s demand for food, fuel, and water, later committing seppuku as a result. Laws were passed in

2484-550: Was designated a "shogunal city". The number of such cities rose from three to eleven under Tokugawa administration. Consensus among historians was once that Nagasaki was Japan's only window on the world during its time as a closed country in the Tokugawa era. However, nowadays it is generally accepted that this was not the case, since Japan interacted and traded with the Ryūkyū Kingdom , Korea and Russia through Satsuma , Tsushima and Matsumae respectively. Nevertheless, Nagasaki

2538-504: Was forbidden, another example of the enduring effects of this cultural exchange. The Portuguese also brought with them many goods from other Asian countries such as China. The value of Portuguese exports from Nagasaki during the 16th century were estimated to ascend to over 1,000,000 cruzados , reaching as many as 3,000,000 in 1637. Due to the instability during the Sengoku period , Sumitada and Jesuit leader Alexandro Valignano conceived

2592-579: Was home to a major Imperial Japanese Navy base during the First Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War . Near the end of World War II , the American atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki made Nagasaki the second city in the world to experience a nuclear attack. The city was rebuilt. As of February 1, 2024 , Nagasaki has an estimated population of 392,281 and a population density of 966 people per km . The total area

2646-577: Was officially banned and all missionaries ordered to leave. Most Catholic daimyo apostatized , and forced their subjects to do so, although a few would not renounce the religion and left the country for Macau , Luzon and Japantowns in Southeast Asia. A brutal campaign of persecution followed, with thousands of converts across Kyūshū and other parts of Japan killed, tortured, or forced to renounce their religion. Many Japanese and foreign Christians were executed by public crucifixion and burning at

2700-500: Was opened December 15, 1978, a section from Mifune to Matsubase Interchanges was opened March 8, 1979, a section from Wakamiya to Yahata Interchanges was opened March 12, 1980, a section from Matsubase to Yatsushiro Interchanges was opened March 22, 1980 a section from Kurino to Mizobe-Kagoshima Airport was opened October 1, 1981, a section from Ebuno Junction to Kurino Interchange opened made that section ran from Ebuno to Kagoshima-Kita interchanges that time March 27, 1984,

2754-9906: Was opened February 19, 2011, the Kurate Interchange was opened April 14, 2016, Many sections of the expressway were damaged during the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes . April 29, 2016, The expressway reopened. List of interchanges and features [ edit ] [REDACTED] This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table. Please consult this guideline for information on how to create one. Please improve this article if you can. ( November 2021 ) IC - interchange , SIC - smart interchange , JCT - junction , SA - service area , PA - parking area , BS - bus stop , TN - tunnel , TB - toll gate , BR - bridge Bus stops labeled "○" are currently in use; those marked "◆" are closed. Number Name Connections Distance from Moji (Km) Bus Stop Notes Location Through to [REDACTED] Kanmon Bridge 1 Moji IC [REDACTED] Kitakyushu Expressway 4 Pref. Route 72 (Kurokawa Shiranoe Higashihonmachi Route) 0.0 Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū Fukuoka - Hata BS - 4.1 ◆ 1-1 Shin-Moji Interchange Pref. Route 71 (Shin-Moji Port Dairi Route) 4.4 Only accessible for Fukuoka - Kishi PA - 6.2 - Kuzuhara BS - 11.2 ◆ Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū 2 Kokura-Higashi IC [REDACTED] Kitakyushu Expressway 1 [REDACTED] National Route 10 (Sone Bypass) 13.4 2-1 Kitakyushu JCT [REDACTED] Higashikyushu Expressway 16.5 3 Kokura-Minami IC [REDACTED] National Route 322 20.2 ○ 4 Yahata IC [REDACTED] Kitakyushu Expressway 4 [REDACTED] National Route 200 (Nogata Bypass) 31.4 ○ Kitakyushu Expressway←→Hiroshima: no access Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū - Nogata PA - 34.9 ○ Only accessible for Hiroshima Nogata 4-1 Kurate IC Pref. Route 472 (Nogata Kurate Route) 36.1 Kurate - Kurate PA - 36.3 Only accessible for Fukuoka 4-2 Miyata SIC Pref. Route 9 (Muroki Shimoariki Wakamiya Route) via Miyawaka city road 42.1 Only accessible for Fukuoka Miyawaka 5 Wakamiya IC Pref. Route 9 (Muroki Shimoariki Wakamiya Route) 45.2 ○ - Koga SA - 54.5 Koga 6 Koga IC [REDACTED] National Route 3 (Kashii Bypass) Pref. Route 35 (Chikushino Koga Route) 57.7 - Aoyagi BS - 58.7 ○ - Tachibanayama BS - 62.9 ○ Shingu Hisayama 7 Fukuoka IC [REDACTED] Fukuoka Expressway 4 [REDACTED] National Route 201 68.3 ◆ Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 7-1 Sue PA/SIC Pref. Route 91 (Shime Sue Route) 73.4 ◆ Sue - Umi BS - 75.4 ○ Umi 8 Dazaifu IC [REDACTED] Fukuoka Expressway 2 [REDACTED] National Route 3 (Fukuoka-Minami Bypass) 80.1 ◆ Dazaifu - Chikushino BS - 84.9 ○ Chikushino 8-1 Chikushino IC Pref. Route 7 (Chikushino Interchange Route) 86.9 - Kiyama PA - 90.8 ○ Kiyama Saga 9 Tosu JCT/IC [REDACTED] Nagasaki Expressway [REDACTED] Ōita Expressway [REDACTED] [REDACTED] National Route 3  / National Route 34 96.1 Tosu - Ajisaka SIC Planned Ogōri Fukuoka - Miyanojin BS - 102.5 ○ Kurume 10 Kurume IC [REDACTED] National Route 3 (Tosu Kurume Road) [REDACTED] National Route 322 105.4 ○ 10-1 Hirokawa IC Pref. Route 84 (Hirokawa Jōyō Route) 113.2 ○ Bus stop: northbound only Hirokawa - Hirokawa SA - 113.6 ○ Bus stop: southbound only Hirokawa IC←→SA: no access 11 Yame IC [REDACTED] National Route 442 (Yame Chikugo Bypass) 118.4 ○ Yame Chikugo - Setaka BS - 122.4 ○ Miyama 11-1 Miyama-Yanagawa IC Pref. Route 775 (Motoyoshi Ogawa Route) 125.6 - Yamakawa PA - 128.0 ○ 12 Nankan IC Pref. Route 5 (Omuta Nankan Route) Pref. Route 10 (Nankan Omuta-Kita Route) 135.0 Nankan Kumamoto - Kobaru BS - 138.8 ○ - Tamana PA - 142.7 13 Kikusui IC Pref. Route 16 (Tamana Yamaga Route) 146.6 ○ Nagomi - Kaou BS - 153.6 ○ Yamaga 14 Ueki IC [REDACTED] National Route 3 157.3 ○ Kita-ku, Kumamoto 14-1 Kita-Kumamoto SIC Pref. Route 30 (Ozu Ueki Route) via Kumamoto city road 162.0 - Kita-Kumamoto SA - 162.2 - Nishi-Kōshi BS - 165.7 ○ Kōshi - Musashigaoka BS - 169.0 ○ Kita-ku, Kumamoto 15 Kumamoto IC [REDACTED] National Route 57 (Kumamoto-Higashi Bypass) 171.2 Higashi-ku, Kumamoto - Takuma PA - 174.3 15-1 Mashiki-Kumamoto Airport IC Pref. Route 36 (Kumamoto Mashiki Ozu Route) 176.4 Mashiki - Mashiki BS - 177.5 ○ 15-2 Kashima JCT [REDACTED] Kyushu Chūō Expressway 180.7 Mifune 16 Mifune IC [REDACTED] National Route 445 183.1 ◆ - Midorikawa PA - 186.7 Minami-ku, Kumamoto Kōsa 16-1 Jōnan BS/ SIC Pref. Route 38 (Uto Kōsa Route) 189.0 ○ Minami-ku, Kumamoto 17 Matsubase IC [REDACTED] National Route 218 195.1 ◆ Uki 17-1 Hikawa Takatsuka BS/Uki Hikawa SIC [REDACTED] National Route 3 via Hikawa town road 204.0 ◆ Hikawa - Miyahara SA - 208.8 ○ 18 Yatsushiro IC [REDACTED] National Route 3 213.5 ○ Yatsushiro 18-1 Yatsushiro JCT [REDACTED] Minamikyushu Expressway 214.6 Only accessible for Fukuoka - Sakamoto PA - 222.1 ◆ - Ayugaeri BS - 230.2 ◆ - Higo TN - Length 6,340m Dangerous goods forbidden Yamae - Koduru BS - 242.4 ◆ - Yamae SA - 248.0 ◆ 19 Hitoyoshi IC Pref. Route 54 (Hitoyoshi Interchange Route) 252.0 ○ Hitoyoshi - Hitoyoshi TB - 252.1 Abandoned on July 27, 1995 19-1 Hitoyoshi-Kuma SIC [REDACTED] National Route 219 256.2 - incl. Hitoyoshi-Minami Bus Stop BS location TBD - Hitoyoshi Temporary Interchange [REDACTED] National Route 219 256.2 Abandoned on July 27, 1995 - Hitoyoshi-Minami BS - 256.4 ◆ closed by replacement - Kakutō TN - Length 6,264m Dangerous goods forbidden Ebino Miyazaki - Ebino PA - 271.9 20 Ebino IC [REDACTED] National Route 268 274.3 ○ 21 Ebino JCT [REDACTED] Miyazaki Expressway 276.4 - Yoshimatsu PA - 281.6 ○ Yūsui Kagoshima 22 Kurino IC Pref. Route 55 (Kurino Kajiki Route) 290.0 23 Yokogawa IC Pref. Route 55 (Kurino Kajiki Route) 296.0 Kirishima - Mizobe PA - 302.7 - Kagoshima Airport-Minami BS - 308.6 ○ 24 Mizobe-Kagoshima Airport IC [REDACTED] National Route 504 309.8 25-1 25 Kajiki JCT Kajiki IC [REDACTED] Higashikyushu Expressway [REDACTED] National Route 10 (Kajiki Bypass) Pref. Route 55 (Kurino Kajiki Route) 317.5 Aira - Chōsa BS - 322.2 ○ 25-2 Sakurajima SA/SIC 323.6 SIC:Only accessible for Kagoshima 26 Aira IC Pref. Route 57 (Fumoto Shigetomi Teishajō Route) 326.2 - Honjō BS - 330.6 ◆ Kagoshima 27 Satsuma-Yoshida IC Pref. Route 16 (Kagoshima Yoshida Route) 334.8 - Kagoshima TB - 336.7 Toll Barrier 28 Kagoshima-Kita IC [REDACTED] National Route 3 Pref. Route 18 (Kagoshima-Kita Interchange Route) 341.9 - Ishiki BS - 342.0 ○ 29 Kagoshima IC [REDACTED] Minamikyushu Expressway [REDACTED] National Route 3 (Kagoshima Bypass) 346.2 Through to Ibusuki Skyline The section between Yatsushiro Junction and Ebino Interchange consists of tunnels that run in

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2808-531: Was opened to traffic March 4, 1976, Ebuno Junction with the Miyazaki Expressway to Ebuno Interchange was opened. November 26, 1976, The section was opened to traffic from Kumatoto to Mifune Interchanges November 29, 1976, a section from Mizobe Kagoshimna Airport to Kajiki Interchanges was opened July 21, 1977, a section from Wakamiya to Koga was open to traffic November 15, 1977, a section from Satsuma-Yoshida to Kagoshima-Kita Interchanges

2862-625: Was rebuilt after the war, albeit dramatically changed. The pace of reconstruction was slow. The first simple emergency dwellings were not provided until 1946. The focus of redevelopment was the replacement of war industries with foreign trade, shipbuilding and fishing. This was formally declared when the Nagasaki International Culture City Reconstruction Law was passed in May 1949. New temples were built, as well as new churches, owing to an increase in

2916-470: Was still tolerated. Many Catholic daimyōs had been critical allies at the Battle of Sekigahara , and the Tokugawa position was not strong enough to move against them. Once Osaka Castle had been taken and Toyotomi Hideyoshi 's offspring killed, though, the Tokugawa dominance was assured. In addition, the Dutch and English presence allowed trade without religious strings attached. Thus, in 1614, Catholicism

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