Hanshin Expressway
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Controlled-access highway
A controlled-access highway is a highway designed exclusively for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow and ingress/egress regulated...
surrounding Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Kobe
Kobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
and Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Operated by , it opened in 1962.
Portions of the Hanshin Expressway collapsed during the Kobe earthquake
Great Hanshin earthquake
The Great Hanshin earthquake, or Kobe earthquake, was an earthquake that occurred on Tuesday, January 17, 1995, at 05:46 JST in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It measured 6.8 on the moment magnitude scale , and Mj7.3 on JMA magnitude scale. The tremors lasted for approximately 20...
on January 17, 1995. These sections were rebuilt by 1996. The expressway was designed to be earthquake proof, so it did not break up, but toppled onto its side.
Portions of the Osaka highway are featured in Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3, and Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3 DX.
Routes
- 1 - Loop Route (central Osaka)
- 2 - Yodogawa Sagan Route (Hokko-kita - Universal Studios JapanUniversal Studios Japan, located in Osaka, is one of four Universal Studios theme parks, owned and operated by USJ Co., Ltd. . The park is similar to Universal Orlando Resort, since it contains many of the same rides. Most visitors are Japanese tourists or tourists from other Asian countries such as Taiwan, Hong Kong,...
) - 3 - Kobe Route (Nishi-nagahori - Amagasaki - Nishinomiya - Kobe)
- 4 - Wangan Route (Osakako - Rinku TownRinku Townis a commercial development in Izumisano, Osaka, Japan, adjacent to Kansai International Airport. It was constructed in the early 1990s on reclaimed land, and opened in September of 1995.Rinku Town is accessible from Osaka by the Nankai Main Line and JR Hanwa Line...
, Kansai AirportKansai International Airportis an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, southwest of Ōsaka Station, located within three municipalities, including Izumisano , Sennan , and Tajiri , in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The airport is off the Honshu shore. The airport serves as an...
) - 5 - Wangan Route (Osakako - Rokko IslandRokko Islandis the second major artificial island in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Japan located in the southeast region at Port of Kobe. The island was constructed from reclaimed land between 1973 and 1992. It has a 3.4 km by 2 km rectangular shape, and covers 5.80 km². The island was one of the hardest hit areas in...
) - 7 - Kita Kobe Route (Igawa - Shirakawa - Arima - Nishinomiya-yamaguchi)
- 8 - Kyoto Route (Fushimi-ku, KyotoFushimi-ku, Kyotois one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Famous places in Fushimi include the Fushimi Inari Shrine, with thousands of torii lining the paths up and down a mountain; Fushimi Castle, originally built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, with its rebuilt towers and gold-lined...
) - 11 - Ikeda Route (UmedaUmedaUmeda is the main commercial and central business district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, best known as the city's main northern railway terminus .Umeda is a large traffic hub, as well as the principal office and hotel district...
- ToyonakaToyonaka, Osakais a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 388,633 and a population density of 10,680 persons per km². The total area is 36.38 km²...
- Osaka AirportOsaka International Airportor Osaka-Itami International Airport is the primary domestic airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. It is classified as a first class airport....
- KawanishiKawanishi, Hyogois a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the northwestern part of the Kansai Region of Japan, about 5 km north of Osaka Itami Airport. It is bordered on the west by Inagawa River.-History:...
- IkedaIkeda, Osakais a city located in Osaka, Japan. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 104,704 and a density of 4,740 persons per km². The total area is 22.09 km²....
) - 12 - Moriguchi Route (Kitahama - MoriguchiMoriguchi, Osakais a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan which serves as a satellite town to Osaka.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 146,524 and the density of 11,510 persons per km²...
) - 13 - Higashi Osaka Route (central Osaka - Higashi-osakaHigashi-osaka, Osakais a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The city is known as one of the industrial cities of Japan and "the rugby football town".-History:The city was founded on February 1, 1967, by a merger of three cities, , and , in eastern Osaka Prefecture.-Rail:...
) - 14 - Matsubara Route (NambaNambais a district of Osaka, Japan. Namba is regarded as the center of so-called Minami area of Osaka. Its name is one of variations on the former name of Osaka, Naniwa...
- HiranoHirano-ku, Osakais one of 24 wards which make up the city of Osaka, and is located in the southeast of the city. It is the largest Osaka ward in population and the only ward to have over 200,000 residents.-Geography:...
- MatsubaraMatsubara, Osakais a city located in Osaka, Japan. The city was founded on February 1, 1955.Hannan University is located in Matsubara. Hannan University is a mid-sized liberal arts university with a focus on business and technology.-Adjacent municipalities:*Osaka...
) - 15 - Sakai Route (Sumiyoshi - Suminoe - SakaiSakai, Osakais a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the Medieval era.Following the February 2005 annexation of the town of Mihara, from Minamikawachi District, the city has grown further and is now the fourteenth most populous city in...
) - 16 - Osakako Route (Nishi-nagahori - Osakako)
- 17 - Nishi Osaka Route (Bentencho - Sumiyoshi)
- 31 - Kobe Yamate Route (Kobe - Shirakawa)