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384:Route 200
379:Route 199
374:Route 198
369:Route 191
364:Route 190
319:islands.
253:KÅ«kÅ Line
147:JR Kyushu
135:operating
128:Kagoshima
1460:Hokkaido
1270:Airports
1233:Kurosaki
1175:Ita Line
1170:Heichiku
1149:Amatetsu
1084:Sasaguri
1007:Nanakuma
997:Hakozaki
855:See also
774:Shipping
711:Shanghai
485:part of
359:Route 34
354:Route 10
75:Overview
1505:Shikoku
1495:Okayama
1480:Niigata
1450:Fukuoka
1431:transit
1118:Kaizuka
1113:Dazaifu
1069:Karatsu
1031:Chikuhi
846:Cycling
582:Primary
349:Route 9
344:Route 3
339:Route 2
303:Bridges
151:JR West
53:Fukuoka
1490:Nagano
1485:Toyama
1470:Sendai
1465:Aomori
1445:Nagoya
1402:SUGOCA
1397:nimoca
1352:Beetle
1304:Hakata
1301:Kokura
1253:Tenjin
1228:Kokura
1223:Kashii
1218:Hakata
1074:Kashii
1054:GotÅji
1045:Haruda
895:ãã£ãªãã£ãª
715:Dalian
497:
317:Kyushu
313:Honshu
47:, and
1475:Akita
1435:Tokyo
1429:Japan
1387:Cards
1360:Ferry
1358:Kobee
1329:Ferry
1317:Ferry
1297:Ports
1108:Amagi
1079:NippÅ
1024:lines
975:lines
759:Tokyo
743:Osaka
723:Ulsan
719:Busan
707:Kobee
561:Buses
51:, in
1248:Orio
1213:Rail
961:area
757:and
755:KÅbe
713:and
681:See
632:and
315:and
182:and
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114:or
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