Kan-Etsu Expressway

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The Kan-etsu Expressway (関越自動車道 Kan'etsu Jidōsha-dō?) is a divided, limited-access toll road that connects the Kantō region and the Kō-Shin-Etsu part of the Chubu region of Japan. Its name comes from Kantō and Etsu.

The Kan-etsu has two routes. Both begin in Tokyo and end in Niigata Prefecture. One route goes to the city of Niigata, the other terminates in Joetsu. The Joetsu spur splits at Fujioka and is called the Joshin-etsu. The Joshin-etsu passes Karuizawa before it turns right (west) through Nagano before it reaches the Hokuriku expressway at Joetsu.

[edit] Niigata Route

Major highlights of the Niigata Route include the following:

  • Nerima Interchange: An extension to the Shuto Expressway No.10 Harumi Route (under construction) to meet the Kan-etsu here is under consideration.
  • Oizumi Junction: Tokyo Gaikan Expressway
  • Tsurugashima Junction: Ken-O Expressway
  • Kan-etsu Tunnel: 11 km, longest in Japan
  • Nagaoka Junction: Hokuriku Expressway


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