Bayshore Route

This article is about Expressway at Tokyo. For Freeway at Bayarea, see Bayshore Freeway.

Bayshore Route

Shuto map with Bayshore route labelled as "B"

Bayshore Line under the JR Keiyō Line Bridge, Shin-Kiba

Yokohama Bay Bridge

Bayshore route at night

Haneda North Tunnel

Wangan has many meanings. See Wangan for a list.

The Bayshore Route of Shuto Expressway (首都高速道路湾岸線, Shuto Kōsokudōro Wangan-sen or simply Wangan-sen for short) is a stretch of toll highway in Greater Tokyo, 70 km, that runs from Yokohama city, Kanazawa ward, to Ichikawa city of Chiba Prefecture. It is an important route that runs between artificial islands of Tokyo Bay by way of bridges and sub-sea tunnels, bypassing Tokyo entirely.

Specific route

It runs from Yokohama through the Yokohama Bay Bridge and Tsurumi Tsubasa Bridge, the Kawasaki Subsea Tunnel, the Tama Subriver Tunnel, Haneda Airport North tunnel, Tokyo Bay Subsea Tunnel, which connects it to the popular tourist spot of Odaiba, and then on to Urayasu (near Tokyo Disneyland) in Chiba Prefecture. It is designated National Route 357 (国道357号). It facilitates road travel between Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures.

Interchanges

• IC - "interchange" which suggests a road junction between a expressway and a non-expressway road in japan.
• JCT - "junction" which suggests a road junction between two expressways in Japan.
• TB - "toll booth"
• PA - "parking area" which suggests a rest area in Japan.
• The sign "indirectly" shows that there is a spur from the exit to the connections.
• National Route 357 runs parallel to the Bayshore Route and connects with all of the entrances and the exits, except Sankeien IC and Ukishima IC.

No.	Name	Connections	Notes	Location
Yokohama Yokosuka Road bound for Yokosuka and Kōnandai
B01	Sachiura IC	For Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise and Umi no Kōen.	Inbound entrance/outbound exit	Kanagawa	Yokohama
-	Torihamachō TB	-	Inbound only
B02	Sugita IC	For Torihamachō and Sugita	Outbound entrance/inbound exit
B03			Inbound entrance/outbound exit
B05	Isogo IC	Yokohama city roop route 2 (Byōbugaura bypass)	Inbound entrance/outbound exit
B06	Sankeien IC	For Yamashita Park and Honmoku futō	Outbound entrance/inbound exit
-	Honmoku JCT (Inbound)	Kariba Route
B07	Honmoku futō IC	For A, B, C and D wharf	Inbound entrance/outbound exit
-	Honmoku JCT (Outbound)	Kariba Route
-	Daikoku JCT (Inbound)	Daikoku Route
-	Daikoku PA	-
B08	Daikoku futō IC	Inbound exit/entrance
B09		Outbound exit/entrance
-	Daikoku JCT (Outbound)	Daikoku Route
B10	Higashi-ōgishima IC	Route 132 (Indirectly)	Outbound entrance/Inbound exit		Kawasaki
B11			Inbound entrance/outbound exit
-	Port of Kawasaki Tunnel (Kawasaki Kōro Tunnel in Japanese)	-	Hazmat vehicles prohibited
-	Kawasaki-Ukishima JCT (Inbound)	Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line and Kawasaki Route
B12	Ukishima IC (Inbound)	Route 409
-	Wangan-Ukishima TB	-	Outbound only
B13	Ukishima IC (Outbound)	Route 409
-	Kawasaki-Ukishima JCT (Outbound)	Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line and Kawasaki Route
-	Tama River Tunnel (Tamagawa Tunnel in Japanese)	-	Hazmat vehicles prohibited
				Tokyo	Ōta
B14	Wangan Kanpachi IC	Kanpachi dori and Haneda Airport Terminal 1	Yokohama-bound entrance/Urayasu-bound exit
B16	Haneda Airport (Kūkō-chuō in Japanese)	Haneda Airport Terminal 2 and Intl Terminal	Yokohama-bound entrance/Urayasu-bound exit
B17		Haneda Airport	Urayasu-bound entrance/Yokohama-bound exit
-	Airport North Tunnel (Kūkō-kita Tunnel in Japanese)	-	Hazmat vehicles prohibited
-	Tōkai JCT	Haneda Route (indirectly)	Yokohama-bound only
-	Ōi PA	-	Yokohama-bound only		Shinagawa
002	Ōi-minami IC	For Katsushima (indirectly)	Yokohama-bound entrance/Urayasu-bound exit
003A			Urayasu-bound entrance/Yokohama-bound exit
-	Ōi TB	-	Urayasu-bound only
-	Ōi JCT	Central Circular Route (Under Construction)
		Haneda Route bound for Shinjuku and Ueno
-	Ōi PA	-	Urayasu-bound only
003B	Ōi IC	For Shinagawa and Ōimachi (indirectly)	Urayasu-bound entrance/Yokohama-bound exit
-	Port of Tokyo Tunnel (Tōkyō-kō Tunnel in Japanese)	-	Hazmat vehicles prohibited
004	Rinkai-fukutoshin IC	For Tokyo Big Sight and Ferry futo	Yokohama-bound entrance/Urayasu-bound exit		Minato
-	Ariake JCT	Daiba Route			Kōtō
-	Shinonome JCT	Harumi Route
005	Ariake IC	For Tokyo Big Sight and Ferry futo	Urayasu-bound entrance/Yokohama-bound exit
-	Tatsumi JCT	Fukagawa Route bound for Komatsugawa and Hakozaki JCT
006	Shinkiba IC		Inbound entrance/outbound exit
007			Outbound entrance/inbound exit
-	Kasai JCT	Central Circular Route bound for Tōhoku Expressway and Jōban Expressway			Edogawa
008	Kasai IC	Kannana dori (Indirectly)	Inbound entrance/outbound exit
009			Outbound entrance/inbound exit
010A	Maihama IC	Entrance from Tokyo Disney Resort	Inbound entrance only/no exit	Chiba	Urayasu
010B	Urayasu IC	For Tokyo Disney Resort (indirectly)	Inbound entrance/outbound exit
011			Outbound entrance/inbound exit
012	Chidori-chō IC	For Funabashi and Ichikawa	Inbound entrance/outbound exit		Ichikawa
-	Ichikawa PA	-	Inbound only
-	Ichikawa TB	-	Inbound only
-	Kōya JCT (Tentative name)	Tokyo Outer Ring Road	Under construction
Higashi-Kantō Expressway bound for Chiba and Narita

Traffic

Much cargo from Narita International Airport in Chiba destined for southern areas travels by way of large diesel trucks on Wangan-sen. The opening of Chubu International Airport has helped ease heavy truck congestion somewhat. It's notable as Tokyo's first offshore highway, has spectacular urban views including Minato Mirai 21, Odaiba and Rainbow Bridge, downtown Yokohama, and Yokohama Bridge, and is frequented by street racing during late night hours, although heavily congested in the day.

Gallery

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  Odaiba

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  Near Higashiogishima

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  Haneda Airport

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  Oi Toll Booth

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  Shinonome JCT.

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  Ariake JCT.

See also

• Mid Night Club, a notorious street racing team in Tokyo.
• Shuto Kosoku Trial, a series of six movies about Wangan racing that have been banned from Japan.

References in popular media

• Wangan Midnight, a manga and anime series based on street racing on the Wangan.
• Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune, an arcade racing game taking place on the Wangan.
• Shutokō Battle (首都高, abbreviation for "Shuto Expressway") is a Genki game based on Wangan racing
• Shutokō Battle series, an arcade Wangan racing game