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This is the Chugoku Expressway, which connects Suita City, Osaka Prefecture and Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Unlike the Sanyo Expressway, this highway runs along the Chugoku Mountains, so it has many curves and elevation changes, making it a difficult highway to drive on. ⚠️Notes: Kasai SA: Please note that the audio is muted when refueling. The number for Sayo JCT is incorrect. ❌ (10-1) → ⭕️ (10-2) Part 3 → " • [In-vehicle video] Driving the entire Chugoku Expressway Part 3 (Nanatsukahara SA - Kano SA) Part 2 is between Kasai SA and Nanatsukahara SA. Between Sayo IC and Sakuto IC, we enter Okayama Prefecture. In Okayama Prefecture, we head west through Mimasaka, Tsuyama, and Niimi in the north of the prefecture, and the major cities of the Chugoku Mountains. We then enter Hiroshima Prefecture at Niimi IC and Tojo IC, and finish at Nanatsukahara SA. In the area west of Niimi IC, winter tire installation restrictions are often implemented in winter, and from this point onwards it becomes a heavy snow area. It was early summer when we recorded, so there was no snow, but in winter it is important to pay attention to snowfall information. In addition, the section between Kitabo IC and Niimi IC is rare for a national expressway, with a speed limit of 60 km/h except for some areas, and there are some sections with sharp curves, so it is a section where you need to be careful when driving. Please enjoy the steep curves along the Chugoku Mountains on the Chugoku Expressway and the fairly long distances between ICs. [Times in the video at major points] (9) Fukusaki IC 5:07 [Bantan Link Road] (10) 100km from Suita 18:35 [Yamazaki IC] (10-1) Shiso JCT 20:27 [Harima Expressway] (10-2) Sayo JCT 29:30 [Tottori Expressway] 🛣 Sugizaka Tunnel 37:45 [Okayama Prefecture] (12-1) Katsuo JCT 45:34 [Mimasaka Okayama Road] (13) Tsuyama IC 51:22 (15) Ochiai JCT 1:06:39 [Yonago Expressway] (17) Hokubo JCT 1:16:59 [Okayama Expressway] 🚏 60km from here 1:22:02 [40km restriction due to construction] 🛣 200km from Suita 1:23:11 (19) Niimi IC 1:39:13 🛣Hiroshima Prefecture 1:54:00 (21) Shobara IC 2:14:45 🅿️Nanatsukahara SA 2:18:56