Shibuya Route

Shuto Expressway Shibuya Route 首都高速3号渋谷線
The Shibuya Route highlighted in red
Route information
Part of AH1
Maintained by Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited
Length	11.7 km (7.3 mi)
Existed	1964–present
Major junctions
East end	Tanimachi Junction in Minato Inner Circular Route
Major intersections	Central Circular Route
West end	Yōga entrance/exit in Setagaya Tōmei Expressway
Location
Country	Japan
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

The Shibuya Route as seen in Roppongi Hills.

The Shibuya Route (渋谷線, Shibuya-sen), signed as Route 3, is one of the radial routes of the Shuto Expressway system in the Tokyo area. Route 3 runs southwest from Tanimachi Junction (with the Inner Circular Route) in Minato-ku and runs for 12 kilometers through Shibuya-ku, Meguro-ku, and Setagaya-ku. The Shibuya Route ends at the Yoga Rampway (Tokyo Interchange) and the expressway transitions to the intercity Tōmei Expressway managed by the Central Nippon Expressway Company to Nagoya.

Exit list

Municipality	Exit/interchange name	Destinations	Notes
Minato-ku	Tanimachi JCT	Route C1 Outer Loop to Kasumigaseki and Kita-ikebukuro Route C1 Inner Loop to Haneda and Ginza
Minato-ku	Takagicho		Outbound exit/inbound entrance
Shibuya-ku	Shibuya	Shibuya Station	No outbound entry ramp
Meguro-ku	Ohashi JCT	Route C2 Outer Loop to Nishi-Shinjuku and Kumanocho via Yamate Tunnel Route C2 Inner Loop to Bayshore Route
Setagaya-ku	Ikejiri		Inbound exit/outbound entrance
Setagaya-ku	Sangenjaya		Outbound exit/inbound entrance
Setagaya-ku	Yōga (Tokyo Interchange)	Kampachi-dori (Tokyo's #8 ring road)	Road continues as Tomei Expressway

Shibuya Route in popular culture

The Shibuya Route is the setting of the opening chapter of Haruki Murakami's novel 1Q84.