User:MSG17/List of expressways in Japan

The expressways of Japan consist of a multitude of controlled-access highways, often tolled, that are part of several systems.

National expressways
National expressways (高速自動車国道) make up a system of expressways that serve the whole country. They mostly facilitate intercity travel, with some being orbital routes around urban areas. As of 2018, there are 11,520 km of expressways operational, with the overwhelming majority of that length being tolled.

Privately operated
The privatization of Japan Highway Public Corporation in 2005 has caused a majority of Japan's expressways and tool roads to be operated by the companies collectively referred to as NEXCO (Nippon Expressway Company).

Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company
The Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company operates three expressways that connect the islands of Honshu and Shikoku, as well as the system of bridges that these expressways use to cross the Seto Inland Sea.

MLIT
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism owns some national expressways as part of the Japanese government.

Urban expressways
Some metropolitian areas in Japan have their own expressways for intra-city travel that are separate from the national network.

Fukuoka & Kitakyūshū
While both networks are managed separately and aren't physically connected to each other, both are managed by the Fukuoka-Kitakyushu Expressway Public Corporation.