Japanese cities elevated freeways

[maxxam80]

hello i wonder if you can help me

is Tokyo/Osaka etc still building more elevated highways/freeways in the city centre?

would you think it has more elevated highways than Seoul or more/less

How many decks can they have above ground 2 or 3????

any photos would be nice

[Nick]

Both cities have extensive freeway systems and are continually building extentions to them.

In Osaka its the Hanshin expressay that does the inner loops and lines.While in Tokyo im not sure.Maybe a few companies have expressways.The Tokyo Metropolitain expresswas is one of them.Considering Tokyo(32,000,000) is a much larger city than Soul and Osaka(13,000,000) is about the same size I would asume Tokyo's expressway system would be much larger.

Osaka has an elevated loop in the centre with about 6 branch expressways and a two other suburban loops linking the outer goverment expressways and the Hanshin harbour line expressway.

[BrizzyChris]

I've always been fascinated by Japan's (Tokyo in particular) elevated freeways. I think they look really cool, but I've also wondered why they never built a lot of tunnels, considering the city is so dense above ground. Is it just a cost factor?

[Nick]

Earthquakes Brizzy

Thats my possible theory

[Draff]

I remember reading a long time ago that Tokyo was planning on building a massive underground highway but I'm not sure how that's going considering all the debt that would be accumulated, nor would could I imagine the possible highway tolls. They're already expensive as it is

[London™]

@Nick: Seoul's metro population is 23,000,000 :)

[Nick]

@Nick: Seoul's metro population is 23,000,000 :)

No its not

Its around 10,000,000

[marty_mcfly]

What about this - Tokyo Bay Aqua Line. This goes under the sea.

http://pokapoka-.cool.ne.jp/travel/2003/hakone/photo/umihotaru.jpg
http://peperoom.fc2web.com/umihotaru.jpg
http://www.prem-gr.com/yoto/jinnko/umihotaru.jpg
http://www.jhnet.go.jp/tech/photo/img_photo/sa_pa/img.umihotaru/ph_aqua_02_640.jpg
http://www.jhnet.go.jp/tech/photo/img_photo/sa_pa/img.umihotaru/ph_aqua_01_640.jpg
http://www3.ctktv.ne.jp/~tasama/umihotaru/Umihotaru01.jpghttp://www3.ctktv.ne.jp/~tasama/umihotaru/Umihotaru02.jpg
http://komin1.cool.ne.jp/gallery2/umihotaru/pic/DSC_7937-t.jpg

[Vapour]

No its not

Its around 10,000,000

10 milion is only Seoul city proper.

[TYW]

Tokyo Bay Aqua Line looks so cool!!

i like Jamapn's highways anymore pics?

[Draff]

Here's one I took a while ago. It's nothing special though.

http://www3.sympatico.ca/tsong/misc/1.jpg

[TYW]

doulbe deckers!! very special to me:D

[elfreako]

Seoul-Incheon and Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto are quite similar in size at around 18,000,000 each.

[Nick]

Seoul-Incheon and Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto are quite similar in size at around 18,000,000 each.

Yeah.That sounds about right.I think Soul is a little bigger to be honest.But im not sure.Both are huge cities comparible to cities like New York and Greater London.

But not the likes of 'The never ending city' Tokyo

[Nick]

Hmmmmmmmmm

That Aqualine looks great.Next time im up in Tokyo I might fork out the 5000 Yen needed to ride it.

Ive been meaning to do the same with the Akashi Brigde near Osaka,linking Amwaji Island to Honshu.Originally it was a staggering 6000yen to cross.No one used it so they reduded it down to 4000Yen.Still F..cking expensive.Thats a about 40 US dollars for one bridge.The biggest in the world at this present time

http://www.hyogobcc.org/image_gallery/images/akashi_bridge3lg.jpg

[empersouf]

They are also planing to build doubledeck highways in Holland, this will be the first european doubledeck higway, if not so it will be the longest.

[maxxam80]

does Sapporo or Sendai or any northern Japanese city have these elevated freeways, I think they are great, I have seen a photo of a three deck one n Tokyo, I hope Japanese governement arn't tearing them down like Seoul is for city beautification? I think that is bad build more of them I say.

Sapporo has been described as Texas with large out of town expressways and retail parks and big box shopping malls is this true any pics????

[Vapour]

It may be since Hokkaido is plenty of room for sprawl unlike Honshu or Kyushu.

[Nick in Atlanta]

Marty, those are some sweet pics of that underwater highway.

[dao]

Holy crap, their freeways are huge

[Syd-Hk]

i totally agree~! ive never seen such a THING~

[Karl McF]

hello i wonder if you can help me

is Tokyo/Osaka etc still building more elevated highways/freeways in the city centre?

would you think it has more elevated highways than Seoul or more/less

How many decks can they have above ground 2 or 3????

any photos would be nice


Karl McF
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[Karl McF]

Freeways

[maxxam80]

thank you for that find karl

[Nick]

Here's one I took a while ago. It's nothing special though.

http://www3.sympatico.ca/tsong/misc/1.jpg

I could be wrong but that loooks like the elevated expressway in Hakata city.

From my experience travelling around Japan,Osaka and Tokyo are covered from head to toe in elevated highways.The Hanshin companay operates Osaka and Kobe's systems while the 'Tokyo metropolitan expressway company' runs Tokyo's,I think?

Nagoya and Hakata also have elevated highways.Nagoya's is pretty sizable from what ive seen on the maps.I never spend too much time in that city.Aichi prefecture is always passed on the way to another place.I will have to drop in one time next time im touring up there on the Suzuki Skywave.

[S2Kluver]

man this is the kind of stuff that makes me want to go to tokyo so bad. this stuff is mindblowing

[Draff]

I could be wrong but that loooks like the elevated expressway in Hakata city.

You are correct. Great eye :)

[Nick]

You are correct. Great eye :)

Cool.Thanks.Ive been all over the country many times over.I recognise alot places.That one runs over the shinkansen line when you come into the city from Kitakyushu.

[KaiNan]

Wow, their freeways are huge.

[lumpia]

wah thats crazy :lol:
just for a tunnel! :yes:
http://www.jhnet.go.jp/tech/photo/img_photo/sa_pa/img.umihotaru/ph_aqua_01_640.jpg


i LOVE it! :D

:eek: Nippon :eek:

[pon]

wah thats crazy :lol:
just for a tunnel! :yes:
http://www.jhnet.go.jp/tech/photo/img_photo/sa_pa/img.umihotaru/ph_aqua_01_640.jpg


i LOVE it! :D

:eek: Nippon :eek:

The Umi-hotaru :D