R345 | One of Japan's most scenic spots, Sasagawa Nagare and the Sea of Japan Sunset Line Road Trip

Route 345 is a general national highway that runs from the intersection of Route 7 in Chūō Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, through Tainai City and Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture, Tsuruoka City, Higashitagawa District and Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture, to the intersection of Route 7 in Yuza Town, Akumi District, Yamagata Prefecture.
The route along the Sea of Japan is called the Japan Sea Sunset Line, and the Sasagawa Nagare, which is designated as a national scenic beauty spot and a natural monument, is one of the most scenic coastal spots in Japan.
START ：Route 345 Start (Tōkōsen Jūjiro intersection = Route 7, 8, 17,113 intersection) - Bandai, Chūō Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Pref.
GOAL : Route 345 End (Mega intersection = Route 7 intersection) - Fukura, Yuza-machi, Akumi District, Yamagata Pref.
DATE ：Late August 2023
DISTANCE : About 208km (measured by Google Maps)
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:20 Route 345 Start (Tōkōsen Jūjiro intersection = Route 7, 8, 17,113 intersection) - Bandai, Chūō Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Pref.
00:15:36 ↑Niigata Prefectural Route 17 Niigata Muramatsu Mikawa Line - Shitayama, Higashi Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Pref.
00:18:02 ↑Niigata Prefectural Route 17 Niigata Muramatsu Mikawa Line - Tsushimaya, Higashi Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Pref.
00:21:10 ← Niigata Prefectural Route 17 Niigata Muramatsu Mikawa Line - Kamiyachi, Kita Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Pref.
00:27:18 ← Niigata Prefectural Route 46 Niigata Chūō Kanjō Line (Loop Route) - Shirose-chō, Kita Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Pref.
00:33:23 → Niigata Prefectural Route 204 Shimami Shinbata Line - Hasuno, Seirō-machi, Kitakanbara District, Niigata Pref.
00:44:15 Fujitsukahama, Shibata City, Niigata Pref.
00:51:52 Sōgōkaikan Saihō no Yu Hot Springs - Nakamurahama, Tainai City, Niigata Pref.
01:00:30 Route 113 Overlap end - Momozakihama, Tainai City, Niigata Pref.
01:06:51 Omakuba Forest Park - Kitashinbo, Murakami City, Niigata Pref.
01:18:46 Senami Bridge (Miomote River) - Senami, Murakami City, Niigata Pref.
01:23:58 Nogata Beach - Nogata, Murakami City, Niigata Pref.
01:26:16 Kashio Beach - Kashio, Murakami City, Niigata Pref.
01:35:47 Torigoeyama Beach - Hamashinbo, Murakami City, Niigata Pref.
01:36:28 Kuwagawa Beach - Kuwagawa, Murakami City, Niigata Pref.
01:37:32 Roadside Station Sasagawanagare - Kuwagawa, Murakami City, Niigata Pref.
01:39:19 Sasagawa Beach - Sasagawa, Murakami City, Niigata Pref.
01:40:04 Meganeiwa (Megane Rock) Parking Lot - Sasagawa, Murakami City, Niigata Pref.
01:41:32 Itagai Beach - Itagai, Murakami City, Niigata Pref.
01:42:40 Imagawa Beach - Imagawa, Murakami City, Niigata Pref.
01:44:26 Hōyahama Beach - Imagawa, Murakami City, Niigata Pref.
01:52:25 Accident site where a darumaya crashed into a construction site while doing a wheelie. (June 1996) - Udomari, Murakami City, Niigata Pref.
01:56:14 Route 7 Overlap - Gatsugi, Murakami City, Niigata Pref.
02:04:10 Route 7 Overlap end - Nezugaseki, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Pref.
02:13:42 Tamoto Bridge (Nezugaseki River) - Onabe, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture
02:26:23 → Niigata/Yamagata Prefectural Route 52 Yanpoku Sekigawa Line - Sekigawa, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Pref.
02:35:09 ← Yamagata Prefectural Route 348 Atsumigawa Kinomata Ōigawa Line - Kinomata Maegawara, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Pref.
02:46:54 ← Yamagata Prefectural Route 61 Suganodai Katanorizawa Line - Suganodai, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Pref.
03:04:04 Inooka, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Pref.
03:08:01 Route 112 Overlap - Tonojima Furukawa, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Pref.
03:13:30 Route 112 Overlap end - Daihōji-machi, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Pref.
03:30:33 Karikawa Tamasaka, Shōnai-machi, Higashitagawa District, Yamagata Pref.
03:33:14 Route 47 Overlap - Karikawa, Shōnai-machi, hitagawa District, Yamagata Pref.
03:34:13 Route 47 Overlap end - Karikawa Yagura, Shōnai-machi, Higashitagawa District, Yamagata Pref.
03:36:35 Mogamigawa Bridge (Mogami River) - Usugasawa, Sakata City, Yamagata Pref.
03:57:49 ← Route 344 - Ichijō, Sakata City, Yamagata Pref.
04:04:26 Yuza, Yuza-machi, Akumi District, Yamagata Pref.
04:06:16 ← Yamagata Prefectural Route 60 Sakata Yuza Line | ↑ Yamagata Prefectural Route 208 Yuza Station Fujisaki Line - Shōizumi, Yuza-machi, Akumi District, Yamagata Pref.
04:14:40 Route 7 Overlap - Sugasato, Yuza-machi, Akumi District, Yamagata Pref.
04:15:07 Roadside Station Chōkai - Sugasato, Yuza-machi, Akumi District, Yamagata Pref.
04:18:06 → Jūroku Rakan'iwa Rock (16 Stone Buddhist sains) Parking lot - Fukura Nishidate, Yuza-machi, Akumi District, Yamagata Pref.
04:22:20 Route 345 End (Mega intersection = Route 7 intersection) - Fukura, Yuza-machi, Akumi District, Yamagata Pref.

[@user-yh2py7hf6t]

今は亡き旦那さんとよくドライブで行きました😌懐かしいなぁ😌まだまだ一緒にいろんな所に行きたかったなぁ🥹動画投稿ありがとうございました😊

[@user-gk1gs5te7n]

絵のような雲が何とも言えない景色！

[@user-rn3qe5sg9h]

NGT48の本間日陽ちゃんがよく通ると言っていた道。紺碧の海。麗しき村上の海。これは何度も通りたくなるのも分かります。

[@user-ye5cx4fe7p]

日本で５本の指に入る景色の良さ！ドライブも最高。

[@umeyyayoshiaki]

素敵な動画を有り難うございます。転勤して新潟を初めて走ったのが５２年前、ホンダ１３００クーペ、シビックで２年半新潟長野を仕事と遊びで走り回りました。懐かしいです、５年前、７５歳の時、夫婦で津市から新潟経由青森まで走ったのもこの道です。有難うございました。

[@mesorian]

今回初めて通しで走りましたがとてもきれいな景色でした。 日本海側自体は何度も足を運んでいますが、晴天だったことがほとんどなく・・・ 機会があれば夕日ラインの名の通り夕日の車窓を映像に残してみたいです。

[@user-bb3ej5ib8w]

毎年笹川流れに海水浴に行きますが、4Kの画像がとてもきれいで感動しました 今度、夕方日が沈むころに、山形から新潟方面に向かう笹川流れの動画を期待したいですね

[@mesorian]

私は日本海と相性が悪いのか毎度雨や曇りばかりで今回奇跡の晴天でした。 夕暮れ時の奇跡を信じ、いつかチャレンジしたいと思います。

[@user-cy3dr6cd3g]

ビックモーター店舗の箇所は納得！ 今年は日本海側のドライブも計画に入れます　ありがとうございます。

[@ruqaiaalgbure284]

Good

[@brommer1755]

👍👏👏🚘🗾