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Staircase National Highway: the only highway in Japan that cars can’t enter
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Oona McGee
May 17, 2022 - Tweet
- Japan
- (Aomori • COK • cool • highways • Mountains • national highway • SNJO • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel • unusual travel • weird)
In Japan, there are roughly 450 national highways wandering their way through the country, connecting the various cities and prefectures.
Their sizes and conditions obviously vary widely depending on location and usage, but for the most-part they all share one thing in common: cars can drive on them. But on 338.2 meters (about 425 yards) of National Highway 339 in Aomori Prefecture, not a single car, truck, scooter, or motorcycle is allowed.
Why? Because it’s actually a staircase!
- Japan
- (funny • national highway • Route 339 • weird)
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