Route 48 is a general national highway that runs from the starting point of Route 45 and Route 286 in Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, through Higashine City and
Tendō City, Yamagata Prefecture, to the starting point of Route 112 in Iida, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture.
It is an important route that connects the two prefectures, both of which receive heavy snowfall, from east to west over the Sekiyama Pass, and is open to traffic throughout the year.
It is also known as "Sekiyama Kaidō" or "Sakunami Kaidō".
Along the route is Sakunami Hot Spring Resort, which opened in 1796 and is also called "Bijo Zukuri no Yu" (hot spring for making beautiful women).
START ：Route 48 Start (Route 45 and Route 286 Start) - Hon-chō, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Pref.
GOAL : Route 48 End (Iida Intersection = on Route 13, Route 112 Start) - Iida, Yamagata City, Yamagata Pref.
DATE ：Late Jan. 2022
DISTANCE : About 74 km (measured by Google Maps)
ROUTE MAP: www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/emb...
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:23 Route 48 Start (Route 45 and Route 286 Start) - Hon-chō, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Pref.
00:06:22 Kawauchi Tunnel L=568.4m - Kawauchi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Pref.
00:07:23 Aobayama Tunnel L=2233m - Kawauchi Sanjūnin-machi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Pref.
00:10:23 E4 TŌHOKU EXPWY, Sendai-Miyagi IC - Ōshimo, Gōroku, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Pref.
00:17:38 → Route 457 - Ayashichūō, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Pref.
00:25:32 ← Route 457 - Shirasawa, Kamiayashi, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Pref.
00:27:51 Kumagane Station (JR Senzan Line) - Dannohara Ichiban, Kumagane, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Pref.
00:29:54 Hōmei 48 Waterfalls Parking Lot - Bōmeki, Sakunami, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Pref.
00:31:35 Nikka Whisky Sendai Plant, Miyagikyō Distillery - Nikka, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
00:34:03 Sakunami Onsen Hot Spring Resort (opened in 1796) - Sakunami, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Pref.
00:45:04 Sekiyama Tunnel L=890m - Sakunami, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Pref.
00:45:28 Prefectural Border - Sakunami, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Pref. → Sekiyama, Higashine City, Yamagata Pref.
00:51:24 Handmade Rāmen Benibana (ramen restaurant) - Sekiyama, Higashine City, Yamagata Pref.
00:52:19 Ōtaki Drive In Izumiya - Sekiyama, Higashine City, Yamagata Pref.
01:01:06 Kawarago, Tendō City, Yamagata Pref.
01:02:14 Masamori Drive In - Kawarago, Tendō City, Yamagata Pref.
01:09:07 Route 13 Overlap *Continue to overlap to the end of Route 48 - Kunomoto, Tendō City, Yamagata Pref.
01:12:08 Roadside Station Tendō Onsen - Kuwano-machi, Tendō City, Yamagata Pref.
01:18:29 Tendō Ōhashi Bridge (Tachiya River) - Takadama, Tendō City, Yamagata Pref.
01:22:04 E48 YAMAGATA EXPWY, Yamagata-kita IC - Nishigoshi, Yamagata City, Yamagata Pref.
01:28:21 Yamagata Ōhashi Bridge (Mamigasaki River) - Kojirakawa-machi, Yamagata City, Yamagata Pref.
01:30:15 ← Route 286 - Matsuyama, Yamagata City, Yamagata Pref.
01:35:07 Route 48 End (Iida Intersection = on Route 13, Route 112 Start) - Iida, Yamagata City, Yamagata Pref.