Japan National Route 256

{{short description|National highway in Japan}}

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|country=JPN

|type=National

|route=256

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|image=Route 256 Sakashita Nakatsugawa 1 200710.jpg

|length_km=243.4

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|length_ref={{cite web|title=一般国道の路線別、都道府県別道路現況|trans-title=Road statistics by General National Highway route and prefecture|url=http://www.mlit.go.jp/road/ir/ir-data/tokei-nen/2016/pdf/d_genkyou26.pdf|language=ja|publisher=Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism|access-date=18 February 2020}}

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|previous_type=Route

|previous_route=255

|next_type=Route

|next_route=257

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National Route 256 is a national highway of Japan connecting Gifu and Iida, Nagano in Japan, with a total length of {{Convert|243.4|km|mi|abbr=on}}.