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1 List of highways. 2 References. Toggle the table of contents. ... This list of prefectural route of Japan contains every national route in Japan. List of highways
Highways numbered since that time have had three-digit numbers, so the numbers 58–100, which had so far been unused, remained unused. However, when Okinawa Prefecture reverted to Japanese control in 1972, Route 58, with its southern endpoint in Okinawa's capital city of Naha , was established.
Using the Japanese national highways 1-9 (Route 1 ~ Route 10) one can reach almost anywhere in Japan. Wikimedia Commons has media related to National highways in Japan . The main article for this category is National highways of Japan .
Following World War II, Japan's economic revival led to a massive increase in personal automobile use. However the existing road system was inadequate to deal with the increased demand; in 1956 only 23% of national highways were paved, which included only two thirds of the main Tokyo-Osaka road (National Route 1).
As of 2018, over 90 percent of roads and highways in Japan have been paved. Since 1954 Japan has invested in a series of five-year plans to improve its roads and highways. Expenditures from these plans have steadily increased from the initial 308.6 billion yen being spent in the first plan to 65.3 trillion yen in the most recent plan.
This is a list of countries (or regions) by total road network size, both paved and unpaved.Also included is additional data on the length of each country or region's controlled-access highway network (also known as a motorway, expressway, freeway, etc.), designed for high vehicular traffic.
An expressway in Japan is a highway built to freeway standards. They are typically also toll roads , but there are a growing number of toll-free expressways. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Expressways in Japan .
3.9 Japan. 3.10 Korea, South. 3.11 Kuwait. 3.12 Malaysia. 3.13 Pakistan. 3.14 Philippines. 3.15 Singapore. ... This is a list of highways or other major roads around ...