[Rough road seen from the sky] Japan’s Route 425 (commonly known as Shinigo)│Japan Touring

National Route 425 is a general national highway that runs from Owase City, Mie Prefecture to Gobo City, Wakayama Prefecture, and is known as a shortcut route that crosses the mountains of the Kii Peninsula. In this article, we will introduce National Route 425 in detail.

Overview of National Route 425

Unlike National Route 42, which runs along the coast of the Kii Peninsula, National Route 425 connects Gobo City in Wakayama Prefecture and Owase City in Mie Prefecture, crossing over mountains.

This road crosses the Kii Mountains, passing through Totsukawa Village, Shimokitayama Village, and Kamikitayama Village in the southern Yoshino region of Nara Prefecture, and intersecting with National Routes 168 and 169.

National Route 425 has not been improved except from Gobo City to Tanabe City, and some parts of it are known as “bad roads.”

Route map