Expressways of Japan - Others

Others

All roads in Japan that are built to expressway standards (including national and urban expressways themselves) are known as Roads for motor vehicles only (自動車専用道路, Jidōsha Senyō Dōro?). 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.

• National highway for motor vehicles only with national expressway concurrency (高速自動車国道に並行する一般国道自動車専用道路, Kōsoku Jidōsha Kokudō ni Heikōsuru Ippan Kokudō Jidōsha Senyō Dōro?)
  • Roads in this category are built to facilitate future incorporation into the main route of a national expressway. Examples include the Yonezawa Nan-yō Road, the Higashi-Mito Road and the Futtsu Tateyama Road.

• National highway for motor vehicles only (一般国道の自動車専用道路, Ippan Kokudō no Jidōsha Senyō Dōro?)
  • Roads in this category are national highways built to expressway standards as designated by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Examples include the Ken-Ō Expressway and the Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway.