Shinjuku Route Explained

The, signed as Route 4 is one of the radial routes of the Shuto Expressway system in the Tokyo area. Route 4 runs west from Miyakezaka Junction (with the Inner Circular Route) in Chiyoda-ku and runs for 8.44 miles (13.5 km) through Shinjuku-ku, Shibuya-ku, and Suginami-ku. The Route 4 designation ends at the Takaido Interchange and the expressway continues as the intercity Chūō Expressway to Nagoya via Yamanashi and Nagano Prefecture.

History

Exit list

MunicipalityExit/interchange nameDestinationsNotes
Chiyoda-kuMiyakezaka JCTRoute C1 Outer Loop to Ginza and Hakozaki
Route C1 Inner Loop to Meguro and Haneda
Shinjuku-kuGaienNational Stadium of Japan, Meiji Jingu Stadium
Shibuya-kuYoyogiMeiji Jingu ShrineOutbound exit/inbound entrance
Shinjuku-kuShinjukuShinjuku Station, Tokyo Metropolitan Government OfficeNo outbound entry ramp
Shinjuku-kuNishi-shinjuku JCTRoute C2 Outer Loop to Kumanocho JCT(Route 5).
Route C2 Inner Loop to Ohashi JCT(Route 3) and Bayshore Route.
Outer Loop connected on Dec 22. 2007. Inner Loop connected in 2009).
Shibuya-kuHatsudaiNational Route 20, also known as Kōshū Kaidō avenueInbound exit/outbound entrance
Shibuya-kuHatagayaNational Route 20Outbound exit/inbound entrance
Suginami-kuEifukuNational Route 20
Suginami-kuTakaidoKampachi-dori (Tokyo's #8 ring road)No outbound entry rampway
Road continues as Chūō Expressway