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Shuto Expressway
The is a network of Toll road, tolled expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is operated and maintained by the . Most routes are Grade separation, grade separated and have many sharp curves and multi-lane merges that require caution to drive safely. The speed limit is 60 km/h on most routes, 80 km/h on the Bayshore Route, and 50 km/h on the Inner Circular Route. As of 2014, the cash toll for a standard-size car is Japanese yen, ¥1300 regardless of distance traveled. Vehicles using the Electronic toll collection, ETC toll-collection system pay a distance-based toll ranging from ¥300 to ¥1300 for ordinary vehicles (setoll price – in some cases substantially less than the previous fixed-rate toll. Lower cash rates exist for certain radial routes (where there are only a few kilometers of expressway remaining) and Electronic toll collection, ETC users have various time-of-day discounts. For large vehicles, the toll is doubled. Routes There are 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabushiki Gaisha
A or ''kabushiki kaisha'', commonly abbreviated K.K. or KK, is a type of defined under the Companies Act of Japan. The term is often translated as "stock company", "joint-stock company" or "stock corporation". The term ''kabushiki gaisha'' in Japan refers to any joint-stock company regardless of country of origin or incorporation; however, outside Japan the term refers specifically to joint-stock companies incorporated in Japan. Usage in language In Latin script, ''kabushiki kaisha'', with a , is often used, but the original Japanese pronunciation is ''kabushiki gaisha'', with a , owing to ''rendaku''. A ''kabushiki gaisha'' must include "" in its name (Article 6, paragraph 2 of the Companies Act). In a company name, "" can be used as a prefix (e.g. , ''Dentsu, kabushiki gaisha Dentsū'', a style called , ''mae-kabu'') or as a suffix (e.g. , ''Toyota, Toyota Jidōsha kabushiki gaisha'', a style called , ''ato-kabu''). Many Japanese companies translate the phrase "" in their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayshore Route
The signed as Route B, is one of the routes of the Toll road, tolled Shuto Expressway system in the Greater Tokyo Area. The Bayshore Route is a stretch of toll highway that runs from the Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanazawa ward of Yokohama in the west, northeast to the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Ichikawa in Chiba Prefecture in the east. Opened in phases beginning in 1976 and ending in 2001, it is an important route that runs between the artificial islands lining the western shore of Tokyo Bay by way of bridges and sub-sea tunnels that bypass central Tokyo. Route description The Bayshore Route is a Toll road, tolled expressway in the Shuto Expressway network of the Greater Tokyo Area and the only route of the network that serves Chiba Prefecture. It is called Route B after its name in English, Bayshore. The road was constructed by the Metropolitan Expressway Company as a motorway to add capacity to the existing National Route 357. It now runs parallel to the older road, which is us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 4 (Shuto Expressway)
The , signed as Route 4 is one of the radial routes of the Shuto Expressway system in the Tokyo area. Route 4 runs west from Miyakezaka Junction (with the Inner Circular Route) in Chiyoda-ku and runs for 8.44 miles (13.5 km) through Shinjuku-ku, Shibuya-ku, and Suginami-ku. The Route 4 designation ends at the Takaido Interchange and the expressway continues as the intercity Chūō Expressway to Nagoya via Yamanashi and Nagano Prefecture is a Landlocked country, landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,007,682 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture .... History *August 2, 1964 - Miyakezaka Junction - Hatsudai Temporary Exit section opened *August 15, 1973 - Eifuku Exit - Takaido Interchange section opened *September 27, 1973 - Hatsudai Exit - Eihuku Exit section opened *May 18, 1976 - Completing the entire route. Exit list 04 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 3 (Shuto Expressway)
The , signed as Route 3 of the Shuto Expressway system and AH1 as a part of that route of the Asian Highway Network, is one of the radial routes of the tolled Shuto Expressway system in the Tokyo area. The elevated expressway was planned as a part of Tokyo's Post-occupation Japan, post-war redevelopment before the 1964 Summer Olympics. As a radial route, it travels southwest from its eastern terminus at the Inner Circular Route, Tokyo's innermost ring road in Meguro, Tokyo, Meguro, to the eastern terminus of the Tōmei Expressway in Setagaya. Route description The Shibuya Route runs southwest from Tanimachi Junction where it meets the Inner Circular Route, Tokyo's innermost beltway, in Minato, Tokyo, Minato. In all, it runs for through the wards of Shibuya, Meguro, and Setagaya. The expressway, an elevated highway, is paralleled by various surface-level streets along its entire length, primarily Japan National Route 246, National Route 246. Tokyu Corporation's commuter line, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 2 (Shuto Expressway)
The , signed as Route 2, is one of the radial routes of the Shuto Expressway system in the Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ... area. Route 2 runs southwest and south from Ichinohashi Junction (with the Inner Circular Route) in Minato-ku and currently ends at a local road (''Keihin #2'' Road) in Shinagawa-ku. The current length of the highway is 5.9 km. The original expressway plans called for Route 2 to connect to the Keihin #3 Expressway (in Setagaya-ku) but no definite expansion plans have been announced. Exit list {{Shuto Expressway 02 Roads in Tokyo 1967 establishments in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamazakibashi Junction
is a junction on the Shuto Expressway on the coast of Kaigan, Minato, Tokyo is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English. Minato was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Tokyo, Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba, Tokyo, Shiba wards following Tokyo City's Local Autonomy Ac .... The overpass is along the coastal street (prefectural road 316) on the ground. Hamazakibashi exists as a bridge over the Shibuya River on the coastal street. TBS TV has installed a "Hamazakibashi Weather Camera" on the roof of the building overlooking the downside. Those who enter this junction from the inner loop of the city center loop line, then follow the main road, they exit the city center loop line and enter the Haneda Route, so those who want to continue driving on the city center loop line (towards Ginza / Edobashi) In that case, they have to go off the main line and proceed to the left branch. Traffic jam Hamazakibashi JCT uphill was once on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haneda Route
The , signed as Route 1, is one of the tolled routes of the Shuto Expressway system serving the Greater Tokyo Area. It is one two expressways signed as Route 1 in the system, the other expressway signed as Route 1 is the Ueno Route. The route is a long radial highway running south from the ward of Minato in central Tokyo to the ward of Ōta. It connects Tokyo's Inner Circular Route in central Tokyo to Haneda International Airport, one of the Tokyo area's two international airports, as well as the Yokohane Route, which leads to Kawasaki and Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens .... History The Haneda Route was opened in four stages during the 1960s. The first section of the Haneda Route between Hamazakibashi and Shibaura was opened t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Expressway
The , also known as the KK Route, is a mostly closed untolled expressway in central Tokyo owned and maintained by the Tokyo Expressway Company (Tōkyō Kōsoku Dōro K.K.). It is signed as D8. It previously ran in a semicircular loop around the Ginza district of Chūō-ku, but now only exists as stub between the Inner Circular Route of the Shuto Expressway and Tokyo Metropolitan Route 316. The majority of the expressway was closed to vehicular traffic in April 2025 to be converted into an elevated park owned by the Tokyo Expressway Company known as the Tokyo Sky Park. Route description The Tokyo Expressway was a privately-owned highway enclosing all but the eastern border of Tokyo's Ginza district. It was connected to the Inner Circular Route of the Shuto Expressway at both ends indirectly. During its operation, the expressway was funded by rent collected by the Tokyo Expressway Company. Due to this business structure, unlike the majority of expressways in Japan, it had b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaesu Route
The , signed as Route Y, is one of the routes of the Shuto Expressway system in the Tokyo area. It connects the Inner Circular Route at Kandabashi Junction in Chiyoda Ward to the Tokyo Expressway at Nishi-ginza Junction in Chūō Ward. The expressway has a total length of . It primarily serves Tokyo Station and its surroundings. All large truck traffic is banned on this route. History The Yaesu Route was completed in two phases. The first section of the expressway to be completed was the short section of expressway that links the southern end of the Tokyo Expressway to the Inner Circular Route in 1964. The main part of the expressway between Kandabashi and Nishi-Ginza was completed in 1973. List of interchanges The entire expressway is in Tokyo. Shiodome spur route Route description A short section of expressway between the Inner Circular Route and the southern end of the Tokyo Expressway is designated as a section of the Yaesu Route. List of interchanges The entire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamate Tunnel
The carries the Central Circular Route (C2) of the Shuto Expressway in Tokyo, Japan, from the Takamatsu on-ramp in Toshima to near the Ōi Junction in Shinagawa. It has a length of . Lying below the surface, about 70 percent of the tunnel was constructed by the tunnelling shield method. The roadway consists of two lanes in each direction. Nearly all of the tunnel lies beneath Yamate Street. On completion the Yamate Tunnel surpassed the Kan'etsu Tunnel on the Kan-Etsu Expressway, to become the longest road tunnel in Japan and the second longest road tunnel in the world. Most of the tunnel follows the route of Yamate Street (Tokyo Metropolitan Route 317). History Plans for an expressway on the route were first drawn up around 1970, initially in the form of an elevated expressway over the Meguro River between Shibuya and Oimachi. The elevated expressway plan was shelved shortly after, following concerns about environmental issues and local resident protests, but re-emerged i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Circular Route (Shuto Expressway)
The , signed as Route C2, is one of the routes of the Shuto Expressway system serving the central part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The route is a circumferential highway running through the outer 23 special wards, wards of Tokyo. The route is the middle of four ring expressways planned for the city; the other three being the C1 Inner Circular Route, the C3 Tokyo Gaikan Expressway, and the C4 Ken-Ō Expressway. Route description The Central Circular Route has a total length of . It is a ring that lies approximately from the center of the city and goes through the wards of Edogawa, Tokyo, Edogawa, Katsushika, Tokyo, Katsushika, Adachi, Tokyo, Adachi, Kita, Tokyo, Kita, Itabashi, Tokyo, Itabashi, Toshima, Tokyo, Toshima, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Shinjuku, Nakano, Tokyo, Nakano, Shibuya, Tokyo, Shibuya, Meguro, Tokyo, Meguro, and Shinagawa, Tokyo, Shinagawa. The eastern half is an elevated structure and the western half is an underground one. The Yamate Tunnel is a deep tunnel construc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
