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Jōban Expressway

Jōban Expressway sign

Jōban Expressway
常磐自動車道
Route information
Length: 212.7 km (132.2 mi)
Major junctions
From: Misato Junction in Misato, Saitama
Shuto Urban Expwy Sign 6-Misato.svg Shuto Expressway Misato Route
Japan road sign 325.svg Tokyo Gaikan Expressway
To: Tomiya-kita Interchange in Tomiya, Miyagi
Japanese National Route Sign 0004.svg National Route 4
Location
Major cities: Kashiwa, Tsukuba, Tsuchiura, Mito, Hitachi, Iwaki, Natori, Sendai
Highway system
National highways of Japan
Expressways of Japan

Jōban Expressway sign

The Jōban Expressway (常磐自動車道 Jōban Jidōsha-dō?), abbreviated Jōban-dō (常磐道?), is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.

Jōban is a kanji acronym consisting of two characters. Each character represents a former province of Japan that is passed through by the route: Hitachi Province (陸国?) representing present-day Ibaraki Prefecture and Iwaki Province (城国?) representing the eastern portion of present-day Fukushima Prefecture


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