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.mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">Expressways of Japan<br /><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">高速道路</span></span><br /><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">自動車道</span></span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/JP_Expressway_E4.svg/70px-JP_Expressway_E4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/JP_Expressway_E4.svg/105px-JP_Expressway_E4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/JP_Expressway_E4.svg/140px-JP_Expressway_E4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="595" data-file-height="436" /></span></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/JP_Expressway_E4A.svg/93px-JP_Expressway_E4A.svg.png" decoding="async" width="93" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/JP_Expressway_E4A.svg/140px-JP_Expressway_E4A.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/JP_Expressway_E4A.svg/186px-JP_Expressway_E4A.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="791" data-file-height="436" /></span></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/JP_Expressway_C4.svg/70px-JP_Expressway_C4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/JP_Expressway_C4.svg/105px-JP_Expressway_C4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/JP_Expressway_C4.svg/140px-JP_Expressway_C4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="595" data-file-height="436" /></span></span><div class="infobox-caption">Expressway number signs for the <a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dhoku_Expressway" title="Tōhoku Expressway">Tōhoku Expressway</a>, its parallel expressways, and the circular <a href="/wiki/Ken-%C5%8C_Expressway" title="Ken-Ō Expressway">Ken-Ō Expressway</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Japan_National_Expressway_map.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Japan_National_Expressway_map.png/220px-Japan_National_Expressway_map.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="291" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Japan_National_Expressway_map.png/330px-Japan_National_Expressway_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Japan_National_Expressway_map.png/440px-Japan_National_Expressway_map.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="2649" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-JPN">System information</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Maintained by the Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency, through its subsidiaries (<a href="/wiki/East_Nippon_Expressway_Company" title="East Nippon Expressway Company">East</a>, <a href="/wiki/Central_Nippon_Expressway_Company" title="Central Nippon Expressway Company">Central</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Nippon_Expressway_Company" title="West Nippon Expressway Company">West</a> Nippon Expressway Company Limited), the <a href="/wiki/Shuto_Expressway" title="Shuto Expressway">Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited</a>, and others</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">1963</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-JPN">Highway names</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Expressways</th><td class="infobox-data">Enn Expressway (E1) <br /><small>(primary route)</small><br />EnnA Expressway (E1A)<br /><small>(parallel route)</small><br />Cn Expressway (C1)<br /><small>(circular route)</small><sup id="cite_ref-route_number2_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-route_number2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-JPN">System links</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data hlist"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/National_highways_of_Japan" title="National highways of Japan">National highways of Japan</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Expressways of Japan</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TOYOTA_Interchange_on_TOMEI_EXPWY_and_SHIN-TOMEI_EXPWY.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/TOYOTA_Interchange_on_TOMEI_EXPWY_and_SHIN-TOMEI_EXPWY.jpg/220px-TOYOTA_Interchange_on_TOMEI_EXPWY_and_SHIN-TOMEI_EXPWY.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/TOYOTA_Interchange_on_TOMEI_EXPWY_and_SHIN-TOMEI_EXPWY.jpg/330px-TOYOTA_Interchange_on_TOMEI_EXPWY_and_SHIN-TOMEI_EXPWY.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/TOYOTA_Interchange_on_TOMEI_EXPWY_and_SHIN-TOMEI_EXPWY.jpg/440px-TOYOTA_Interchange_on_TOMEI_EXPWY_and_SHIN-TOMEI_EXPWY.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>Junction of <a href="/wiki/Tomei_Expressway" class="mw-redirect" title="Tomei Expressway">E1</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shin-Tomei_Expressway" class="mw-redirect" title="Shin-Tomei Expressway">E1A</a>, major expressways linking <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a> in Central Japan</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>expressways</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">高速道路</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">kōsoku-dōro</i></span>, lit. "high-speed road", also <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn"><i>jidōsha-dō</i></i></span><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">自動車道</span></span>)</span>, lit. "automobile road", "freeway", "expressway", or "motorway")</span> of <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> make up a large network of <a href="/wiki/Controlled-access_highway" title="Controlled-access highway">controlled-access</a> <a href="/wiki/Toll_road" title="Toll road">toll expressways</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expressways_of_Japan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan's</a> economic revival led to a massive increase in personal automobile use. However the existing road system was inadequate to deal with the increased demand; in 1956 only 23% of <a href="/wiki/National_highways_of_Japan" title="National highways of Japan">national highways</a> were paved, which included only two thirds of the main <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>-<a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a> road (<a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_1" title="Japan National Route 1">National Route 1</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-develop_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-develop-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 1956 the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Highway_Public_Corporation" title="Japan Highway Public Corporation">Japan Highway Public Corporation</a> (JH) was established by the national government with the task of constructing and managing a nationwide network of expressways. In 1957 permission was given to the corporation to commence construction of the <a href="/wiki/Meishin_Expressway" title="Meishin Expressway">Meishin Expressway</a> linking <a href="/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kobe" title="Kobe">Kobe</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-develop_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-develop-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the first section of which opened to traffic in 1963.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to the national expressway network administered by JH, the government established additional corporations to construct and manage expressways in urban areas. The Metropolitan Expressway Public Corporation (responsible for the <a href="/wiki/Shuto_Expressway" title="Shuto Expressway">Shuto Expressway</a>) was established in 1959, and the Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation (responsible for the <a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Expressway" title="Hanshin Expressway">Hanshin Expressway</a>) was established in 1962. By 2004 the lengths of their networks had extended to 283 kilometres (175.8 mi) and 234 kilometres (145.4 mi) respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1966 a plan was formally enacted for a 7,600 kilometres (4,722.4 mi) national expressway network. Under this plan construction of expressways running parallel to the coastlines of Japan would be given priority over those traversing the mountainous interior.<sup id="cite_ref-develop_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-develop-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1987, the plan was revised to extend the network to 14,000 kilometres (8,699.2 mi). In April 2018, completed sections of the network totaled 9,429 kilometres (5,858.9 mi) <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2005 JH, the Metropolitan Expressway Public Corporation, the Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation, and the Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Authority (managing three fixed-link connections between <a href="/wiki/Honshu" title="Honshu">Honshu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shikoku" title="Shikoku">Shikoku</a>) were privatized under the reform policies of the government of Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Junichiro_Koizumi" title="Junichiro Koizumi">Junichiro Koizumi</a>. These privatizations are technically converting the corporations into <a href="/wiki/Kabushiki_gaisha" title="Kabushiki gaisha">stock companies</a> with no stock sold to the general public, since the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Japan" title="Government of Japan">Government of Japan</a> hold controlling shares in the successor companies. The expressway network of JH was divided into three companies based on geography - <a href="/wiki/East_Nippon_Expressway_Company" title="East Nippon Expressway Company">East Nippon Expressway Company</a> (E-NEXCO), <a href="/wiki/Central_Nippon_Expressway_Company" title="Central Nippon Expressway Company">Central Nippon Expressway Company</a> (C-NEXCO), and <a href="/wiki/West_Nippon_Expressway_Company" title="West Nippon Expressway Company">West Nippon Expressway Company</a> (W-NEXCO). The Metropolitan Expressway Public Corporation transferred its authority to the Metropolitan Expressway Company, while the Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation transferred its authority to the Hanshin Expressway Company. The Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority became the <a href="/wiki/Honshu-Shikoku_Bridge_Expressway_Company" title="Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company">Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company</a>, whose operations are planned to eventually be absorbed into those of W-NEXCO.<sup id="cite_ref-private_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-private-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The act authorizing the privatization, the <i>Act on Expressway Companies</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">高速道路株式会社法</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kōsoku-dōro kabushiki gaisha-hō</i></span>, Act No. 99 of 2004)</span>, was modeled on similar acts authorizing the privatization of the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_National_Railways" title="Japanese National Railways">Japanese National Railways</a> into the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Railways_Group" title="Japan Railways Group">Japan Railways Group</a> (JR Group). However, unlike the JR Group acts: </p> <ul><li>The government (or, in the case of Metropolitan Expressway Company, Hanshin Expressway Company, and Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company, the government and local governments collectively) must own at least one-third of all shares; and</li> <li>The business goals of the companies are strictly defined.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Finances">Finances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expressways_of_Japan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Finances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tomei-Expwy_Atsugi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Tomei-Expwy_Atsugi.jpg/220px-Tomei-Expwy_Atsugi.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Tomei-Expwy_Atsugi.jpg/330px-Tomei-Expwy_Atsugi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Tomei-Expwy_Atsugi.jpg/440px-Tomei-Expwy_Atsugi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1800" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dmei_Expressway" title="Tōmei Expressway">E1 Tōmei Expressway</a> near <a href="/wiki/Atsugi,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Atsugi, Kanagawa">Atsugi</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Japan's expressway development has been financed largely with debt. It was intended to make the expressways free when they are paid off. The <a href="/wiki/Meishin_Expressway" title="Meishin Expressway">Meishin Expressway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tomei_Expressway" class="mw-redirect" title="Tomei Expressway">Tomei Expressway</a> debt has been fully paid off since 1990. It was decided in 1972 that tolls would be pooled from all expressways to provide a single source of operating funds, since some sections were little used. Earthquake resistant construction methods have added to costs, as well as extensive <a href="/wiki/Soundwall" class="mw-redirect" title="Soundwall">soundwalling</a>. In March 2009 (then) Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Taro_Aso" class="mw-redirect" title="Taro Aso">Taro Aso</a> unveiled a plan to reduce tolls to ¥1,000 on weekends and national holidays. Tolls on weekdays would be cut by around 30 percent. According to the National Expressway <a href="/wiki/Construction" title="Construction">Construction</a> Association, 4.41 million vehicles use the expressways daily, driving an average of 43.7 kilometres (27.2 mi).<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_expressways">National expressways</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expressways_of_Japan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: National expressways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mihakayamatunnel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Mihakayamatunnel.jpg/220px-Mihakayamatunnel.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Mihakayamatunnel.jpg/330px-Mihakayamatunnel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Mihakayamatunnel.jpg/440px-Mihakayamatunnel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1126" data-file-height="856" /></a><figcaption>A typical tunnel entrance for rural two-lane expressways with electronic speed limit and notice signs</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TagaSA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/TagaSA.jpg/220px-TagaSA.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/TagaSA.jpg/330px-TagaSA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/TagaSA.jpg/440px-TagaSA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1037" data-file-height="778" /></a><figcaption>Taga Service Area</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kinki_Expressway_Yao_Toll_Gate.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Kinki_Expressway_Yao_Toll_Gate.jpg/220px-Kinki_Expressway_Yao_Toll_Gate.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Kinki_Expressway_Yao_Toll_Gate.jpg/330px-Kinki_Expressway_Yao_Toll_Gate.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Kinki_Expressway_Yao_Toll_Gate.jpg/440px-Kinki_Expressway_Yao_Toll_Gate.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Toll gate on the <a href="/wiki/Kinki_Expressway" title="Kinki Expressway">E26 Kinki Expressway</a>. The lanes under the arches are designated for <a href="/wiki/Electronic_toll_collection" title="Electronic toll collection">ETC</a>-capable vehicles only.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hokkaido_Expwy_near_Eniwa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Hokkaido_Expwy_near_Eniwa.jpg/220px-Hokkaido_Expwy_near_Eniwa.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Hokkaido_Expwy_near_Eniwa.jpg/330px-Hokkaido_Expwy_near_Eniwa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Hokkaido_Expwy_near_Eniwa.jpg/440px-Hokkaido_Expwy_near_Eniwa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/D%C5%8D-%C5%8C_Expressway" title="Dō-Ō Expressway">E5 Hokkaido Expressway</a></figcaption></figure> <p><b>National expressways</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">高速自動車国道</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kōsoku Jidōsha Kokudō</i></span>)</span> make up the majority of expressways in Japan. This network boasts an uninterrupted link between <a href="/wiki/Aomori_Prefecture" title="Aomori Prefecture">Aomori Prefecture</a> at the northern part of <a href="/wiki/Honshu" title="Honshu">Honshu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kagoshima_Prefecture" title="Kagoshima Prefecture">Kagoshima Prefecture</a> at the southern part of <a href="/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu">Kyushu</a>, linking <a href="/wiki/Shikoku" title="Shikoku">Shikoku</a> as well. Additional expressways serve travellers in <a href="/wiki/Hokkaido" title="Hokkaido">Hokkaido</a> and on <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Island" title="Okinawa Island">Okinawa Island</a>, although those are not connected to the Honshu-Kyushu-Shikoku grid. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Features">Features</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expressways_of_Japan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shin_Tomei_exp_JD19k11a.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Shin_Tomei_exp_JD19k11a.jpg/220px-Shin_Tomei_exp_JD19k11a.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Shin_Tomei_exp_JD19k11a.jpg/330px-Shin_Tomei_exp_JD19k11a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Shin_Tomei_exp_JD19k11a.jpg/440px-Shin_Tomei_exp_JD19k11a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Variable speed limit signs used on expressways. Sign on the left denotes the limit for heavy trucks, motor vehicles with a trailer and three-wheelers; however, the speed limit for a heavy truck is since April 2024 raised from 80 to 90 km/h.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Speed_limits_in_Japan" title="Speed limits in Japan">Speed limits in Japan</a></div> <p>Most expressways are four lanes with a <a href="/wiki/Central_reservation" class="mw-redirect" title="Central reservation">central reservation</a> (median). Some expressways in close proximity to major urban areas are six lanes, while in rural areas are constructed as undivided <a href="/wiki/Two-lane_expressway" title="Two-lane expressway">two-lane expressway</a>. Two-lane expressway sections are built to a standard that allows conversion to four lanes in the future.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The default speed limit is 70 km/h (approximately 43.496 <a href="/wiki/Miles_per_hour" title="Miles per hour">mph</a>) on undivided expressways, while the speed limit on divided expressways is (unless a lower speed is posted) 120 km/h (approximately 74.56455 mph); the speed limit is, however, 100 km/h (approximately 62.13712 mph) for a bus with a <a href="/wiki/Gross_vehicle_weight_rating" class="mw-redirect" title="Gross vehicle weight rating">GVWR</a> over 3.5 t and a truck with a GVWR over 3.5 t and maximum 8 t, 90 km/h (approximately 55.9234 mph) for a truck with a GVWR over 8 t, and 80 km/h (approximately 49.7097 mph) for motor vehicles with a <a href="/wiki/Trailer_(vehicle)" title="Trailer (vehicle)">trailer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Three-wheeler" title="Three-wheeler">three-wheelers</a> (and trucks over 8 t before April 2024 when the speed limit for trucks was raised to 90 km/h). Vehicles unable to reach a speed over 50 km/h (31.06856 mph), such as a <a href="/wiki/Tractor" title="Tractor">tractor</a> or <a href="/wiki/Moped" title="Moped">moped</a>, are not permitted on an expressway.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Variable_speed_limit" class="mw-redirect" title="Variable speed limit">Variable speed limits</a> are also in effect on most expressways and speeds are temporarily reduced due to adverse driving conditions. </p><p>Many rest facilities such as <a href="/wiki/Parking_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Parking area">parking areas</a> (usually only with toilets or small shops) and <a href="/wiki/Rest_area" title="Rest area">service areas</a> (usually with many more amenities such as <a href="/wiki/Restaurant" title="Restaurant">restaurants</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gas_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Gas station">gas stations</a>) serve travellers along national expressways. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Route_numbering">Route numbering</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expressways_of_Japan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Route numbering"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On October 24, 2016, the Japanese <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Land,_Infrastructure,_Transport_and_Tourism" title="Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism">Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism</a> had introduced a new format of <a href="/wiki/Route_number" title="Route number">route numbering</a> system for national expressways.<sup id="cite_ref-route_number1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-route_number1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Expressway route numbers begin with the prefix <b>E</b> or <b>C</b> (for circular route) followed by their respective numbers. Expressway routes are numbered according to the parallel <a href="/wiki/National_highways_of_Japan" title="National highways of Japan">national highway</a> routes; for example, the <a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dmei_Expressway" title="Tōmei Expressway">E1 Tomei Expressway</a> runs parallel with the <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_1" title="Japan National Route 1">National Route 1</a>. However, there are exceptions in this rule, and some expressways that are assigned with the two-digit numbers greater than 59 which are not used for the national highway route numbers. The <a href="/wiki/Tsugaru_Expressway" title="Tsugaru Expressway">E64 Tsugaru Expressway</a> is an example of this exception as it parallels <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_101" title="Japan National Route 101">National Route 101</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-route_number2_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-route_number2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>If more than one expressway runs parallel with a national highway route, the newer expressway within the corridor or one that deviates further from the national highway route may carry the suffix <b>A</b> at the end of its route number. For example, the <a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABgoku_Expressway" title="Chūgoku Expressway">Chūgoku Expressway</a> and <a href="/wiki/San%27y%C5%8D_Expressway" title="San'yō Expressway">San'yō Expressway</a> both run in parallel along the <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_2" title="Japan National Route 2">National Route 2</a> corridor. The San'yō Expressway is assigned the route code of <b>E2</b> for running closer to the path of National Route 2 through the coastal cities, and the Chūgoku Expressway which runs further inland is assigned the route number of <b>E2A</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-route_number2_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-route_number2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tolls">Tolls</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expressways_of_Japan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Tolls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>National expressways are often tolled, with the 325.5 kilometres (202.3 mi) journey from <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a> to <a href="/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a> on the <a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dmei_Expressway" title="Tōmei Expressway">Tōmei Expressway</a> costing ¥7,100 in tolls for an ordinary car.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the Japan Times, expressway tolls in Japan are three times as high as in France.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With a few exceptions, tolls on national expressways are based on distance travelled. When entering the expressway, one collects a ticket, which can be inserted along with the fare into a machine or handed to an attendant upon exiting the expressway. There is also an <a href="/wiki/Electronic_toll_collection" title="Electronic toll collection">Electronic Toll Collection</a> (ETC) card system installed in many cars which automatically pays at the toll gate. As of 2001 toll fees consist of a 150 <a href="/wiki/Yen" class="mw-redirect" title="Yen">yen</a> terminal charge plus a fee which depends on the distance travelled. The rate of this fee depends on the type of vehicle as shown in the following table.<sup id="cite_ref-develop_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-develop-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Type of vehicle </th> <th>Rate in yen/km </th> <th>Rate in yen/mile </th></tr> <tr> <td>Light car and motorcycle </td> <td>19.68 </td> <td>31.49 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ordinary passenger car </td> <td>24.60 </td> <td>39.36 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Small and medium-sized truck </td> <td>29.52 </td> <td>47.23 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Large-sized truck </td> <td>40.59 </td> <td>64.94 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Special large-sized full trailer </td> <td>67.65 </td> <td>108.24 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Tolls are always rounded to the nearest 10 yen and include <a href="/wiki/Consumption_tax" title="Consumption tax">consumption tax</a>. If there are two or more possible routes from the entrance to the exit, the toll will be calculated based on the shortest (cheapest) route. </p><p>Tolls collected from all routes are pooled into a single fund and are used to repay the entire network.<sup id="cite_ref-private_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-private-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is expected that all national expressways in Japan will be fully repaid 45 years after privatization (2050).<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some future national expressways are planned to be built according to the New Direct Control System, whereby national and local governments will absorb the burden for expressway construction<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and operate toll-free upon completion.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Urban_expressways">Urban expressways</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expressways_of_Japan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Urban expressways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Urban_Expressways_(Japan)" title="Urban Expressways (Japan)">Urban Expressways (Japan)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shuto_Expressway_01.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Shuto_Expressway_01.JPG/220px-Shuto_Expressway_01.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Shuto_Expressway_01.JPG/330px-Shuto_Expressway_01.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Shuto_Expressway_01.JPG/440px-Shuto_Expressway_01.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Shuto_Expressway" title="Shuto Expressway">Shuto Expressway</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shutoko-YamateTunnel.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Shutoko-YamateTunnel.JPG/220px-Shutoko-YamateTunnel.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Shutoko-YamateTunnel.JPG/330px-Shutoko-YamateTunnel.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Shutoko-YamateTunnel.JPG/440px-Shutoko-YamateTunnel.JPG 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Yamate_Tunnel" title="Yamate Tunnel">Yamate Tunnel</a> in Tokyo is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_longest_road_tunnels" title="List of longest road tunnels">world's third longest road tunnel.</a></figcaption></figure> <p><b>Urban expressways</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">都市高速道路</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Toshi Kōsokudōro</i></span>)</span> are intra-city expressways that are found in many of Japan's largest urban areas. Due to the nature of urban expressways going through dense urban areas combined with weak <a href="/wiki/Eminent_domain" title="Eminent domain">eminent domain</a> powers in Japan, urban expressways have much lower design speed compared to national expressways and are constructed as viaducts or as underground tunnels along existing arterial roads. </p><p>The two largest urban expressway networks are the <a href="/wiki/Shuto_Expressway" title="Shuto Expressway">Shuto Expressway</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a> area and the <a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Expressway" title="Hanshin Expressway">Hanshin Expressway</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a> area. There are other smaller networks in <a href="/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima" title="Hiroshima">Hiroshima</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kitaky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kitakyūshū">Kitakyūshū</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka,_Fukuoka" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukuoka, Fukuoka">Fukuoka</a>. Each network is managed separately from each other (the <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Expressway" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukuoka Expressway">Fukuoka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kitaky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kitakyūshū">Kitakyūshū</a> Expressways are managed by the <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka-Kitakyushu_Expressway_Public_Corporation" title="Fukuoka-Kitakyushu Expressway Public Corporation">same company</a> but are not physically connected to each other). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Safety">Safety</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expressways_of_Japan&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Safety"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2019, there were 163 fatalities, 527 serious injuries and 11,702 minor injuries on all expressways, all of which were lower than in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Notice plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100%;margin:0;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text" style="text-align: left;"><div class="mbox-text-span">Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. 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There is more info on <a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334940" class="extiw" title="phab:T334940">Phabricator</a> and on <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Graph/Plans" class="extiw" title="mw:Extension:Graph/Plans">MediaWiki.org</a>.</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Others">Others</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expressways_of_Japan&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Japan_road_sign_325.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Japan_road_sign_325.svg/220px-Japan_road_sign_325.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Japan_road_sign_325.svg/330px-Japan_road_sign_325.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Japan_road_sign_325.svg/440px-Japan_road_sign_325.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1005" data-file-height="1005" /></a><figcaption>This sign indicates entrances to expressway-standard roads.</figcaption></figure> <p>All roads in Japan that are built to expressway standards (including national and urban expressways themselves) are known as <b>Roads for motor vehicles only</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">自動車専用道路</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Jidōsha Senyō Dōro</i></span>)</span>. If a road for motor vehicles only cannot be classified as a national or urban expressway, it may be classified into one of the following categories. </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/National_highways_of_Japan" title="National highways of Japan">National highway</a> for motor vehicles only with national expressway concurrency</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">高速自動車国道に並行する一般国道自動車専用道路</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kōsoku Jidōsha Kokudō ni Heikōsuru Ippan Kokudō Jidōsha Senyō Dōro</i></span>)</span> <ul><li>Roads in this category are built to facilitate future incorporation into the main route of a national expressway. Examples include the <a href="/wiki/Michinoku_Toll_Road" title="Michinoku Toll Road">Michinoku Toll Road</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Higashi-Mito_Road" title="Higashi-Mito Road">Higashi-Mito Road</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Futtsu_Tateyama_Road" title="Futtsu Tateyama Road">Futtsu Tateyama Road</a>.</li></ul></li> <li><b>National highway for motor vehicles only</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">一般国道の自動車専用道路</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Ippan Kokudō no Jidōsha Senyō Dōro</i></span>)</span> <ul><li>Roads in this category are national highways built to expressway standards as designated by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. 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Hachinohe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%C5%8D-%C5%8C_Expressway" title="Dō-Ō Expressway">E5 Dō-Ō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sasson_Expressway" title="Sasson Expressway">E5A Sasson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiribeshi_Expressway" title="Shiribeshi Expressway">E5A Shiribeshi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J%C5%8Dban_Expressway" title="Jōban Expressway">E6 Jōban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nihonkai-T%C5%8Dhoku_Expressway" title="Nihonkai-Tōhoku Expressway">E7 Nihonkai-Tōhoku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akita_Expressway" title="Akita Expressway">E7/E46 Akita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hokuriku_Expressway" title="Hokuriku Expressway">E8 Hokuriku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dhoku-Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D_Expressway" title="Tōhoku-Chūō Expressway">E13 Tōhoku-Chūō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tateyama_Expressway" title="Tateyama Expressway">E14 Tateyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kan-etsu_Expressway" title="Kan-etsu Expressway">E17 Kan-etsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J%C5%8Dshin-etsu_Expressway" title="Jōshin-etsu Expressway">E18 Jōshin-etsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagano_Expressway" title="Nagano Expressway">E19 Nagano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%C5%8Dt%C5%8D_Expressway" title="Dōtō Expressway">E38/E61 Dōtō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanriku_Expressway" title="Sanriku Expressway">E45 Sanriku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamaishi_Expressway" title="Kamaishi Expressway">E46 Kamaishi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamagata_Expressway" title="Yamagata Expressway">E48 Yamagata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ban-etsu_Expressway" title="Ban-etsu Expressway">E49 Ban-etsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kita-Kant%C5%8D_Expressway" title="Kita-Kantō Expressway">E50 Kita-Kantō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higashi-Kant%C5%8D_Expressway" title="Higashi-Kantō Expressway">E51 Higashi-Kantō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shin-K%C5%ABk%C5%8D_Expressway" title="Shin-Kūkō Expressway">E65 Shin-Kūkō</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#008866; color:white;"><a href="/wiki/Central_Nippon_Expressway_Company" title="Central Nippon Expressway Company"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Central Nippon Expressway Company</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mei-Nikan_Expressway" title="Mei-Nikan Expressway">C2 Mei-Nikan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dkai-Kanj%C5%8D_Expressway" title="Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway">C3 Tōkai-Kanjō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken-%C5%8C_Expressway" title="Ken-Ō Expressway">C4 Ken-Ō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dmei_Expressway" title="Tōmei Expressway">E1 Tōmei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meishin_Expressway" title="Meishin Expressway">E1 Meishin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shin-T%C5%8Dmei_Expressway" title="Shin-Tōmei Expressway">E1A/E52/E69 Shin-Tōmei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isewangan_Expressway" title="Isewangan Expressway">E1A Isewangan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shin-Meishin_Expressway" title="Shin-Meishin Expressway">E1A Shin-Meishin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hokuriku_Expressway" title="Hokuriku Expressway">E8 Hokuriku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D_Expressway" title="Chūō Expressway">E19/E20/E68 Chūō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagano_Expressway" title="Nagano Expressway">E19 Nagano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higashi-Meihan_Expressway" title="Higashi-Meihan Expressway">E23 Higashi-Meihan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ise_Expressway" title="Ise Expressway">E23 Ise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maizuru-Wakasa_Expressway" title="Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway">E27 Maizuru-Wakasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dkai-Hokuriku_Expressway" title="Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway">E41 Tōkai-Hokuriku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kisei_Expressway" title="Kisei Expressway">E42 Kisei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABbu-%C5%8Cdan_Expressway" title="Chūbu-Ōdan Expressway">E52 Chūbu-Ōdan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#008866; color:white;"><a href="/wiki/West_Nippon_Expressway_Company" title="West Nippon Expressway Company"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">West Nippon Expressway Company</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Meishin_Expressway" title="Meishin Expressway">E1 Meishin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shin-Meishin_Expressway" title="Shin-Meishin Expressway">E1A Shin-Meishin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San%27y%C5%8D_Expressway" title="San'yō Expressway">E2 San'yō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABgoku_Expressway" title="Chūgoku Expressway">E2A Chūgoku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanmon_Bridge" title="Kanmon Bridge">E2A Kanmon Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyushu_Expressway" title="Kyushu Expressway">E3 Kyushu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minamikyushu_Expressway" title="Minamikyushu Expressway">E3A Minamikyushu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San%27in_Expressway" title="San'in Expressway">E9 San'in</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higashikyushu_Expressway" title="Higashikyushu Expressway">E10/E78 Higashikyushu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miyazaki_Expressway" title="Miyazaki Expressway">E10 Miyazaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokushima_Expressway" title="Tokushima Expressway">E11/E32 Tokushima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takamatsu_Expressway" title="Takamatsu Expressway">E11 Takamatsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matsuyama_Expressway" title="Matsuyama Expressway">E11/E56 Matsuyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keinawa_Expressway" title="Keinawa Expressway">E24 Keinawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nishi-Meihan_Expressway" title="Nishi-Meihan Expressway">E25 Nishi-Meihan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinki_Expressway" title="Kinki Expressway">E26 Kinki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanwa_Expressway" title="Hanwa Expressway">E26/E42 Hanwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maizuru-Wakasa_Expressway" title="Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway">E27 Maizuru-Wakasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harima_Expressway" title="Harima Expressway">E29 Harima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dchi_Expressway" title="Kōchi Expressway">E32/E56 Kōchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cita_Expressway" title="Ōita Expressway">E34 Ōita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagasaki_Expressway" title="Nagasaki Expressway">E34 Nagasaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nishi-Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB_Expressway" title="Nishi-Kyūshū Expressway">E35 Nishi-Kyūshū</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matsue_Expressway" title="Matsue Expressway">E54 Matsue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Expressway" title="Okinawa Expressway">E58 Okinawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansai-K%C5%ABk%C5%8D_Expressway" title="Kansai-Kūkō Expressway">E71 Kansai-Kūkō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okayama_Expressway" title="Okayama Expressway">E73 Okayama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yonago_Expressway" title="Yonago Expressway">E73 Yonago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamada_Expressway" title="Hamada Expressway">E74 Hamada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Expressway_(West_Nippon_Expressway_Company)" title="Hiroshima Expressway (West Nippon Expressway Company)">E74 Hiroshima</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#008866; color:white;"><a href="/wiki/Honshu-Shikoku_Bridge_Expressway_Company" title="Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kobe-Awaji-Naruto_Expressway" title="Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway">E28 Kobe-Awaji-Naruto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seto-Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D_Expressway" title="Seto-Chūō Expressway">E30 Seto-Chūō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nishiseto_Expressway" title="Nishiseto Expressway">E76 Nishiseto</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#008866; color:white;"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Land,_Infrastructure,_Transport_and_Tourism" title="Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">MLIT</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kamikita_Expressway" title="Kamikita Expressway">E4A Kamikita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hakodate_Shind%C5%8D" title="Hakodate Shindō">E5 Hakodate Shindō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuromatsunai_Shind%C5%8D" title="Kuromatsunai Shindō">E5A Kuromatsunai Shindō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akita_Expressway" title="Akita Expressway">E7 Akita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San%27in_Kinki_Expressway" title="San'in Kinki Expressway">E9 San'in Kinki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meihan_Expressway" title="Meihan Expressway">E25 Meihan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tottori_Expressway" title="Tottori Expressway">E29 Tottori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%C5%8Dt%C5%8D_Expressway" title="Dōtō Expressway">E38 Dōtō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kushiro_Sotokan_Road" title="Kushiro Sotokan Road">E38/E44 Kushiro Sotokan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asahikawa-Monbetsu_Expressway" title="Asahikawa-Monbetsu Expressway">E39 Asahikawa-Monbetsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N%C5%8Detsu_Expressway" title="Nōetsu Expressway">E41 Nōetsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noto-Satoyama_Kaid%C5%8D" title="Noto-Satoyama Kaidō">E41/E86 Noto-Satoyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hachinohe-Kuji_Expressway" title="Hachinohe-Kuji Expressway">E45 Hachinohe-Kuji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanriku_Expressway" title="Sanriku Expressway">E45 Sanriku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanriku-kita_J%C5%ABkan_Road" title="Sanriku-kita Jūkan Road">E45 Sanriku-kita Jūkan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamaishi_Expressway" title="Kamaishi Expressway">E46 Kamaishi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onomichi_Expressway" title="Onomichi Expressway">E54 Onomichi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dchi-T%C5%8Dbu_Expressway" title="Kōchi-Tōbu Expressway">E55 Kōchi-Tōbu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokushima-Nanbu_Expressway" title="Tokushima-Nanbu Expressway">E55 Tokushima-Nanbu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naha_Airport_Expressway" title="Naha Airport Expressway">E58 Naha Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hakodate-Esashi_Expressway" title="Hakodate-Esashi Expressway">E59 Hakodate-Esashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obihiro-Hiroo_Expressway" title="Obihiro-Hiroo Expressway">E60 Obihiro-Hiroo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokachi-Okhotsk_Expressway" title="Tokachi-Okhotsk Expressway">E61 Tokachi-Okhotsk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukagawa-Rumoi_Expressway" title="Fukagawa-Rumoi 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