Bayshore Route

Bayshore Route

Bayshore route colored as orange

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

Yokohama Bay Bridge

Bayshore route at night

Haneda North Tunnel

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 an 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
991	Sachiura IC	For Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise and Umi no Kōen.	Inbound entrance/outbound exit	Kanagawa	Yokohama
-	Torihamachō TB	-	Inbound only
A01	Sugita IC	For Torihamachō and Sugita	Outbound entrance/inbound exit
B01			Inbound entrance/outbound exit
C05	Isogo IC	Yokohama city roop route 2 (Byōbugaura bypass)	Inbound entrance/outbound exit
D06	Sankeien IC	For Yamashita Park and Honmoku futō	Outbound entrance/inbound exit
-	Honmoku JCT (Inbound)	Kariba Route
E07	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	-
F08	Daikoku futō IC	Inbound exit/entrance
G09		Outbound exit/entrance
-	Daikoku JCT (Outbound)	Daikoku Route
H10	Higashi-ōgishima IC	National Route 132 (Indirectly)	Outbound entrance/Inbound exit		Kawasaki
I11			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
J12	Ukishima IC (Inbound)	National Route 409
-	Wangan-Ukishima TB	-	Outbound only
K13	Ukishima IC (Outbound)	National 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
L14	Wangan Kanpachi IC	Kanpachi dori and Haneda Airport Terminal 1	Yokohama-bound entrance/Urayasu-bound exit
M16	Haneda Airport (Kūkō-chuō in Japanese)	Haneda Airport Terminal 2 and Intl Terminal	Yokohama-bound entrance/Urayasu-bound exit
N17		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
0102	Ōi-minami IC	For Katsushima (indirectly)	Yokohama-bound entrance/Urayasu-bound exit
0103A			Urayasu-bound entrance/Yokohama-bound exit
-	Ōi TB	-	Urayasu-bound only
-	Ōi JCT	Central Circular Route
		Haneda Route bound for Shinjuku and Ueno
-	Ōi PA	-	Urayasu-bound only
0103B	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
0104	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
0105	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
0106	Shinkiba IC		Inbound entrance/outbound exit
0107			Outbound entrance/inbound exit
-	Kasai JCT	Central Circular Route bound for Tōhoku Expressway and Jōban Expressway			Edogawa
0108	Kasai IC	Kannana dori (Indirectly)	Inbound entrance/outbound exit
0109			Outbound entrance/inbound exit
0120A	Maihama IC	Entrance from Tokyo Disney Resort	Inbound entrance only/no exit	Chiba	Urayasu
0121	Urayasu IC	For Tokyo Disney Resort (indirectly)	Inbound entrance/outbound exit
0122			Outbound entrance/inbound exit
0123	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.

In Fiction and Gaming

• 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.
• Tokyo Xtreme Racer, known in Japan as Shutokō Battle (首都高, abbreviation for "Shuto Expressway"), a Genki game based on Wangan racing
• Shutokō Battle series, a series of arcade racing games based on Wangan racing