Higashifuji-goko Road

The Higashifuji-goko Road (東富士五湖道路, Higashifujigoko Dōro) (lit. East Fuji Five Lakes Road) is a 2-laned toll road linking Yamanashi Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan. It is owned and managed by Central Nippon Expressway Company.

Higashifuji-goko Road
国道号
東富士五湖道路 (Higashifujigoko Dōro)
Route information
Maintained by Central Nippon Expressway Company
Length	18 km[1] (11 mi)
Existed	1986[2]–present
Component highways	National Route 138
Major junctions
From	Fujiyoshida Interchange Chūō Expressway Yamanashi Prefectural Route 707 in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
To	Subashiri Interchange National Route 138 in Oyama, Shizuoka
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

Overview

Officially the road is designated as a bypass for National Route 138. It is also classified as a road for motor vehicles only (自動車専用道路, Jidōsha Senyō Dōro) and access is controlled with interchanges and junctions in a similar manner to national expressways in Japan.

The road functions as an extension of the Chūō Expressway Kawaguchiko Route (a branch route of the Chūō Expressway) in southern Yamanashi Prefecture, passing along the eastern base of Mount Fuji and to the west of the Fuji Five Lakes. The road then crosses into Shizuoka Prefecture to the south. The road terminates at an interchange with the original National Route 138; beyond this point, National Route 138 continues towards the city of Gotenba and an interchange with the Tōmei Expressway.

Tolls are collected at toll plazas located at both ends of the road. Each toll plaza collects 520 yen from regular passenger vehicles. Traversing the entire road therefore costs 1040 yen, while entering or exiting the road at the halfway point (Yamanakako Interchange) costs only 520 yen. Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) is accepted for payment, however no discount programs are in effect.

The northern half of the road was completed in 1986 and the southern half was completed in 1989.[2]

Interchange list

View of Mount Fuji from the road

• IC - interchange

No.	Name	Connections	Dist. from Origin	Notes	Location
Through to Chūō Expressway
3	Fujiyoshida IC	Pref. Route 707 (Fujikawaguchiko Fuji Route)	0.0		Fujiyoshida	Yamanashi
4	Yamanakako IC	National Route 138	8.4		Yamanakako
5	Subashiri IC	National Route 138	18.0		Oyama	Shizuoka
Roadway continues as National Route 138

References

1. "E-NEXCO Drive Plaza Route Search". Retrieved 2008-06-04.
2. Yamanashi Nichinichi Newspaper, Yamanashi Broadcasting System. "Fujisan-net Website". Retrieved 2008-06-04.

External links

• Central Nippon Expressway Company