Driving Japan | From Tokyo to Nikko, enjoy autumn nature on Route 122

Route 122 is a general national highway that runs from Nikkō City, Tochigi Prefecture to Toshima Ward, Tōkyō.
The movie starts in Toshima Ward, Tokyo and runs through Kita Ward, Tokyo, Kawaguchi City, Saitama
Prefecture, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Hasuda City, Saitama Prefecture, Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture,
Hanyū City, Saitama Prefecture, Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Ōta City, Gunma Prefecture,
and Kiryū City, Gunma Prefecture, to reach Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture.
The scenery along the route is varied, including urban areas, plains, and mountainous areas, and there are
many tourist attractions such as Watarase Gorge railway, Ashio Dōzan Kankō (Closed copper mine),
and Marumiya vending machine corner.
-- Old Route 122, Hosoo Pass
• 【国道122号旧道 細尾峠】1978年の日足...
Departure : Route 122 end point (Nishi-Sugamo intersection = Route 17 intersection) - Nishi-Sugamo, Toshima Ward, Tokyo
Arrival : Route 122 starti point (Shinkyō intersection = Route 119 and 120 start point) - Nikkō City, Tochigi Prefecture
Date : Mid-November, 2022
Distance : Approximately 160 km (measured by Google Maps)
Route traveled: www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/emb...
00:00:00 Opening
00:02:46 Route 122 end point (Nishi Sugamo intersection = Route 17 intersection) - Nishi Sugamo, Toshima Ward, Tōkyō
00:05:21 Ōji Station (Keihin Tōhoku Line and Namboku Line) - Ōji, Kita Ward, Tōkyō
00:08:22 Tokyo Metropolitan Road 318 Kanjō-Nanagō Line, Kannana-Dōri Ave. Intersection - Kamiya, Kita Ward, Tōkyō
00:11:42 Tokyo Metropolitan Road 311 Kanjō-Hachigō Line, Kanpachi-Dōri Ave. Intersection - Akabane, Kita Ward, Tōkyō
00:24:05 Route 298 Intersection / Expressway Kawaguchi JCT - Nishiaraijuku, Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture
00:31:33 Route 463 Koshigaya-Kaidō Ave. intersection - Daimon, Midori Ward, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
00:41:28 Route 16 Intersection - Iwatsuki Ward, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
00:51:06 Route 122 Hasuda-Iwata Bypass - Heirinji, Iwatsuki Ward, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
00:52:51 Hasuda City, Saitama Prefecture
01:06:46 Araishinden, Shiraoka City, Saitama Prefecture
01:16:54 Imoguki, Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture
01:29:18 Shimokawasaki, Hanyū City, Saitama Prefecture
01:30:26 Route 125 Kazo-Hanyū Bypass Intersection - Shimokawasaki, Hanyū City, Saitama Prefecture
01:40:22 Roadside Station Hanyū - Kamishingo, Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture
01:44:45 Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture
01:47:15 Route 354 Tatebayashi Bypass Overlap section - Naegi-chō, Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture
01:56:34 Uzura, Ōra-machi, Ōra County, Gunma Prefecture
02:01:21 Game Center Lupin 122 - Nakano, Ōra-machi, Ōra County, Gunma Prefecture
02:05:14 Ryūmai-chō, Ōta City, Gunma Prefecture
02:13:56 Route 407 intersection - Higashikanai-chō, Ōta City, Gunma Prefecture
02:16:03 E50 KITA-KANTŌ EXPWY, Ōta-Kiryū IC - Higashi Imaizumi-chō, Ōta City, Gunma Prefecture
02:16:58 Route 50 Kiryū Bypass Overlap section - Tadakari-chō, Ōta City, Gunma Prefecture
02:22:40 Hirosawa-chō, Kiryū City, Gunma Prefecture
02:27:59 Route 50 Kiryū Bypass Overlap Ends - Hirosawa-chō, Kiryū City, Gunma Prefecture
02:40:43 Ōmama-chō, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture
02:43:05 Route 353 Intersection - Ōmama, Ōmama-cho, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture
02:46:58 Kamikiribara intersection - Kiribara, Ōmama-chō, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture
02:54:46 Roadside Station Kurohone Yamabiko - Shimotazawa, Kurohone-chō, Kiryū City, Gunma Prefecture
02:58:50 Melody Line "Usagi to Kame (Rabbit and Turtle)" - Mizunuma, Kurohone-chō, Kiryū City, Gunma Prefecture
02:59:11 Ogihara, Azuma-chō, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture
03:01:29 Marumiya Vending Machine Corner - Hanawa, Azuma-chō, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture
03:10:17 Kusagi Dam Observation Deck - Gōdo, Azuma-chō, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture
03:11:36 Roadside Station Tomihiro Bijutsukan - Kusagi, Azuma-chō, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture
03:21:25 Prefectural border: Midori City, Gunma Prefecture → Nikkō City, Tochigi Prefecture
03:25:13 Akagane Kōshin Under (Watarase Keikoku Railway) - Ashio-machi, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture
03:27:21 Ashio Dōzan Kanko (Ashio Copper Mine Tourism) - Ashio-machi, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture
03:29:54 Tochigi Prefectural Road 250 Chūgūshi-Ashio Line intersection - Ashio-machi, Nikkō City, Tochigi Prefecture
03:38:58 → Old Route 122, Hosoo Pass - Ashio-machi, Nikkō City, Tochigi Prefecture
03:39:54 Nissoku Tunnel, Length 2765m - Ashio-machi, Nikkō City, Tochigi Prefecture
03:46:11 Route 120 overlap section - Hosoo-machi, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture
03:48:15 E81 NIKKŌ-UTSUNOMIYA ROAD, Kiyotaki IC - Nikkō, Nikkō City, Tochigi Prefecture
03:51:40 Tamozawa Bridge (Tamozawa River) - Hon-chō, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture
03:58:10 Route 122 start point (Shinkyō intersection = Route 119 and Route 120 start point) - Sannai, Nikkō City, Tochigi Prefecture

[@silversleeper484]

@Mesorian Channel. Dude I am watching with headphones and didn't realize you had recorded the AUDIO in like a 3d Surround system. Now it really feels like I am sitting in the car with you :) great job😁😁👍

[@mesorian]

I couldn't find a commercially available stereo microphone suitable for installation in a car, so I made one by combining parts. I'm glad that you praised the sound quality.

[@silversleeper484]

@@mesorian You did an AMAZING JOB. Great work. Love watching your videos :) Great way to relax and pretend I am driving around Japan 😁😁👍👍👍

[@user-ck5vq5ke1p]

いやー。。大作だった。朝早くから連続運転して、ご苦労様でした。 日光へは日光宇都宮道路を経由するか、北関東道伊勢崎ICから桐原経由でR122に出るか、東北道栃木ICから粕尾峠越えするかしか走ったことが無い。 なので、西巣鴨から全線走破というのは新鮮だった。R122の起点も清滝かと思っていたけど、神橋だったとは初めて知った。

[@user-tz9xg9bf7w]

毎日通ります 大門と加倉は いつも混んでます

[@roadsexplore]

Very varied drive, from the big city into the mountainous countryside. I suppose this must be a great recreation area for people from Tokyo, the area looks beautiful. Thanks a lot for the video, greetings from a road-tripper from Germany!

[@mesorian]

I prefer to travel leisurely on the national highway instead of using the expressway. This road I use to get from Tokyo to Nikko is as enjoyable as sightseeing in Nikko because of its varied scenery.

[@user-cg1nz1wj2x]

映像ありがとうございます。 R122号線、長い路線ですね。 邑楽町にあるルパン122（2:01:40）は、桐生・足利方面などに行った時によく立ち寄ります。 レトロアートゲームが50円でできるのがいいです。

[@mesorian]

事前情報がないとゲーセンって気が付かずに通り過ぎちゃいそうな絶妙な存在感がたまらないです。

[@user-cg1nz1wj2x]

確かに目立ちませんね～。先月のとある夜に立ち寄った時、一度通り過ぎてしまいました。店内は若者で盛り上がってました。

[@brommer1755]

👍👏🚘🗾

[@dct4811]

このような動画を見て毎回思うのだが、地方に行けば行くほど地方都市であっても歩行者や自転車、原付はマジで見ない。大都市だけなのかな？歩道を歩くのは？