The is an expressway on Okinawa Island

Okinawa Island

Okinawa Island is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, and is home to Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture. The island has an area of...

 in Okinawa Prefecture

Okinawa Prefecture

is one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...

, 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...

. The expressway has a length of 57.3 km. West Nippon Expressway Company

West Nippon Expressway Company

The , abbreviated as , is one of the main operators of expressways and toll roads in Japan. It is headquartered on the 19th floor of Dojima Avanza in Kita-ku, Osaka....

 operates this expressway.

The toll from end to end is 1000 yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

. For comparison, the Tomei

Tomei Expressway

The is a national expressway on the island of Honshū in Japan. It is operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. It is a part of Asian Highway Network -Naming:The word Tōmei is an acronym consisting of two kanji characters...

 and Tohoku Expressway

Tohoku Expressway

The is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned by Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.-Naming:Tōhoku refers to the Tōhoku region, the northernmost region on the island of Honshū....

s radiating from Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

 have tolls of 1650 yen for similar distances.

Utilization

In 2002, an average of 23,910 vehicles per day used the expressway. This was a 5.6% increase from the previous year. This is the only expressway in Japan having more than 20% Keicar traffic; the national average is 7.3%.

Interchanges

• 10. Kyoda (Nago, Okinawa
  Nago, Okinawa
  is a city located in the northern part of Okinawa Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 60,598 and the density of 288 persons per km². The total area is 210.30 km². The city was founded on August 1, 1970, and hosted the G-8 Summit in 2000.-...
  
  ), with Route 58
  Route 58 (Japan)
  National Route 58 is a highway in Japan. This very unusual road has continuous numbering over disconnected segments on the islands of Kyūshū, Tanegashima, Amami Ōshima, and Okinawa. The road has a total of 255.5 km on land...
  
  
• 9. Ginoza
  Ginoza, Okinawa
  is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 4,983 and a population density of 159.30 persons per km²...
  
   with Route 329
  Route 329 (Japan)
  National Route 329 is a national highway of Japan connecting Nago, Okinawa and Naha, Okinawa in Japan, with a total length of 78.5 km ....
  
  
• 8. Kin
  Kin, Okinawa
  is a town located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 11,037 and a density of 294 persons per km². The total area is 37.57 km²....
  
   with Route 329
• x. Igei Service Area
• 7. Yaka (Kin, Okinawa), with Prefectural Route 88
• 6. Ishikawa (Uruma, Okinawa
  Uruma, Okinawa
  is a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.It was formed on April 1, 2005, from the merger of the old cities of Gushikawa and Ishikawa, and the towns of Katsuren and Yonashiro, both from Nakagami District....
  
  ), with Prefectural Route 73
• 5. Okinawa North (Okinawa, Okinawa
  Okinawa, Okinawa
  is the second-largest city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, following Naha, the capital city. It is located in the central part of the island of Okinawa, about 20 km north of Naha....
  
  ), with Route 329
• 4. Okinawa South (Okinawa, Okinawa), with Prefectural Route 23
• 3. Kitanakagusuku (Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa
  Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa
  is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa, Japan., the village has an estimated population of 16,269 and the density of 1,411.01 persons per km². The total area is 11.53 km².-External links:*...
  
  ), with Prefectural Route 29
• x. Nakagusuku Parking Area
• 2. Nishihara (Nishihara, Okinawa
  Nishihara, Okinawa
  is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 34,869 and a density of 2,201 persons per km²...
  
  ), with Route 330
  Route 330 (Japan)
  National Route 330 is a national highway of Japan connecting Okinawa, Okinawa and Naha, Okinawa in Japan, with a total length of 26.1 km ....
  
  
• 1-1. Nishihara Junction with Naha Airport Expressway
• 1. Naha (Haebaru, Okinawa
  Haebaru, Okinawa
  is a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa, Japan.As of 2005, the town has an estimated population of 34,020 and a density of 3174 persons per km². The total area is 10.72 km²...
  
  ), with Prefectural Route 82