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Tokyo Expressway

Free expressway in Ginza

The Tokyo Expressway (commonly known as the KK Line) has closed (excluding the Higashi-Ginza exit) at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
We would like to thank all of you for using this road as a road exclusively for automobiles for approximately 60 years.

Tokyo Expressway has a structure with the rooftop part of the building as the road. Inside the rental building, which has 2 floors above ground and 1 floor (partially 2 floors) below ground, there are parking lots, about 400 stores, and rental offices, forming a large-scale commercial area. Tokyo Expressway is connected to the Shutoko (Metropolitan Expressway) at three junctions (Shiodome, Kanda, Kyobashi), so 5 interchanges (Shimbashi IC, tsuchihashi IC, Nishi-Ginza IC, Shin-Kyobashi IC, Higashi-Ginza IC) are available to access Ginza. Tokyo Expressway is free, but cars with a total weight of more than 8 tons are not available.

In the nearby “Kokyo Gaien National Garden“, part of the former Imperial Gardens was opened to the public as a national garden in 1945.
You can experience nature in all four seasons, which is hard to believe in the city center.
In spring, cherry blossoms begin to bloom all over the park, and spring is in full swing. In particular, the Somei Yoshino cherry trees at Chidorigafuchi are spectacular and crowded with many cherry blossom viewing visitors.
In summer, the pine trees and the grass turn green.
As autumn deepens, the leaves of deciduous trees change color.
In winter, ducks and other winter birds come to rest in the moat.

Tokyo Expressway has a structure with the rooftop part of the building as the road. Inside the rental building, which has 2 floors above ground and 1 floor (partially 2 floors) below ground, there are parking lots, about 400 stores, and rental offices, forming a large-scale commercial area. Tokyo Expressway is connected to the Shutoko (Metropolitan Expressway) at three junctions (Shiodome, Kanda, Kyobashi), so 5 interchanges (Shimbashi IC, tsuchihashi IC, Nishi-Ginza IC, Shin-Kyobashi IC, Higashi-Ginza IC) are available to access Ginza. Tokyo Expressway is free, but cars with a total weight of more than 8 tons are not available.

In the nearby “Kokyo Gaien National Garden“, part of the former Imperial Gardens was opened to the public as a national garden in 1945.
You can experience nature in all four seasons, which is hard to believe in the city center.
In spring, cherry blossoms begin to bloom all over the park, and spring is in full swing. In particular, the Somei Yoshino cherry trees at Chidorigafuchi are spectacular and crowded with many cherry blossom viewing visitors.
In summer, the pine trees and the grass turn green.
As autumn deepens, the leaves of deciduous trees change color.
In winter, ducks and other winter birds come to rest in the moat.

Contact

Company：Tokyo Expressway Co., Ltd.
TEL：03-3562-0890
Address：Beyond 1-3 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Email：douro@tokyo-kousoku.co.jp
Click here for the official site

Section

Starting point: Ginza 8-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo (Horaibashi Bridge)

End point: Ginza 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo (Shinkyobashi Bridge)

Fee

Motorcycle (over 125cc): Free
Light / ordinary car: Free
Minibus: No Entry
Large car: No Entry

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