Shinjuku Route

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 August 2, 1964 - Miyakezaka Junction - Hatsudai Temporary Exit section opened August 15, 1973 - Eifuku Exit - Takaido Interchange section opened September 27, 1973 - Hatsudai Exit - Eihuku Exit section opened May 18, 1976 - Completing the entire route.

Exit list

MunicipalityExit/interchange nameDestinationsNotesChiyoda-kuMiyakezaka JCTRoute C1 Outer Loop to Ginza and HakozakiRoute C1 Inner Loop to Meguro and HanedaShinjuku-kuGaienNational Stadium of Japan, Meiji Jingu StadiumShibuya-kuYoyogiMeiji Jingu ShrineOutbound exit/inbound entranceShinjuku-kuShinjukuShinjuku Station, Tokyo Metropolitan Government OfficeNo outbound entry rampShinjuku-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 entranceShibuya-kuHatagayaNational Route 20Outbound exit/inbound entranceSuginami-kuEifukuNational Route 20Suginami-kuTakaidoKampachi-dori (Tokyo's #8 ring road)No outbound entry rampway Road continues as Chūō Expressway