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The Tokyo-Nagoya-Kyoto-Osaka route is followed by the JR Tōkaidō Main Line and Tōkaidō Shinkansen, as well as the Tōmei and Meishin expressways. A few portions of the original road can still be found, however, and in modern times at least one person has managed to follow and walk much of it. [13]
From the origin in western Tokyo the expressway follows a westerly route through Kanagawa Prefecture, paralleling National Route 246 and passing to the north of Yokohama. The route continues west into Shizuoka Prefecture , passing to the south of Mount Fuji and along the coastline of Suruga Bay , paralleling National Route 1 and the historic ...
National expressways are often tolled, with the 325.5 kilometres (202.3 mi) journey from Tokyo to Nagoya on the Tōmei Expressway costing ¥7,100 in tolls for an ordinary car. [12] According to the Japan Times, expressway tolls in Japan are three times as high as in France.
The Tōkaidō Main Line shown in orange in this map of the southern approaches to Tokyo Tōkaidō Main Line (JR East) service pattern diagram. The section between Tokyo and Atami is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and it is located in the Greater Tokyo Area.
Nagoya Expressway map. The first section of the Nagoya Expressway network opened to traffic in 1979. [1] As of 2008, 69.2 kilometres (43.0 mi) of the network has been completed. [2] The Ring Route at the center of Nagoya is one-way, flowing clockwise.
The Chūō Main Line (Japanese: 中央本線, Hepburn: Chūō-honsen), commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan.It connects Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faster, and the Tōkaidō Shinkansen is currently the fastest rail link between the cities.
The passenger rail network in Greater Nagoya is fairly dense with 3 million passengers daily (1.095 billion annually). [1] Passenger railway usage and density is lower than that of Greater Tokyo or Greater Osaka, as generally the trend in Japan, few free maps exist of the entire network, operators show only the stations of their respective company and key transfer points.
However, that would increase both the travel time (from Tokyo to Nagoya) and the cost of construction. [95] JR Central has confirmed it will construct the line through Kanagawa Prefecture, and terminate at Shinagawa Station. The route for the Nagoya to Osaka section is also contested. It is planned to go via Nara, about 40 km (25 mi) south of ...