Nishi-Meihan Expressway

Nishi-Meihan Expressway (西名阪自動車道, Nishimeihan Jidōshadō) is a national expressway in the Kinki region of Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company.

Nishi-Meihan Expressway
西名阪自動車道
Route information
Length	27.2 km (16.9 mi)
Existed	1969–present
Major junctions
From	Matsubara Junction
To	Tenri Interchange
Location
Country	Japan
Major cities	Fujiidera, Kashiwara, Kashiba, Yamatokōriyama
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

Naming

Meihan is a kanji acronym of two characters. The first character represents Nagoya (名古屋) and the second character represents Osaka (大阪). Nishi (西) means west; together with the Meihan Expressway and Higashi-Meihan Expressway, it forms a corridor linking the greater Nagoya and Osaka areas.

Passage cities

• Osaka Prefecture

Matsubara - Fujiidera - Habikino - Kashiwara

• Nara Prefecture

Kashiba - Kanmaki - Kawai - Ando - Yamatokōriyama - Ando - Yamatokōriyama - Tenri

Interchange list

Prefecture	Location	km	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Osaka	Matsubara	0.0	0.0	10	Matsubara	Hanwa Expressway / Kinki Expressway – Wakayama, Suita, Sakai, Higashiosaka Matsubara Route – Osaka City	Expressway continues as the Matsubara Route
	Fujiidera			Matsubara Toll Gate (western terminus of ticketed system only for outbound (eastbound))
		3.1	1.9	1	Fujiidera	Osaka Prefecture Route 12 – Fujiidera, Kashiwaraseibu (Izumisano, Kashiwara, Matsubara)	Toll entrance only.
	Kashiwara			Kashiwara Toll Gate (western terminus of ticketed system only for inbound (westbound))
		8.1	5.0	2	Kashiwara	National Route 165 – Kashiwara, Yamatotakada (Sakurai, Kashihara, Yao, Osaka)	Outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance.
				Kashiwara Tunnel
Nara	Kashiba				Tajiri Tunnel
		11.5	7.1	Kashiba Service Area
		12.6	7.8	3	Kashiba	奈良県道54号標識 Nara Prefecture Route 54 to National Route 168 – Kashiba, Oji, Shigisan
	Kawai	18.0	11.2	4	Horyuji	奈良県道5号標識 Nara Prefecture Route 5 – Horyuji, Yamatotakada, Shigisan	Toll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance only.
	Ando	21.2	13.2	4-1	Yamato-Mahoroba	奈良県道108号標識 Nara Prefecture Route 108 – National Route 25 (Ando, Kawanishi, Ikoma)	Toll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance only; ETC only (Smart interchange)
	Yamatokōriyama	23.4	14.5	4-2	Koriyama-shimotsumichi	Keinawa Expressway – Nara City, Kashihara	Toll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance.
		24.3	15.1	5	Koriyama	National Route 24 (Wakayama, Kashihara, Kyoto, Nara)	Toll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance only.
				Tenri Parking Area (outbound (eastbound))
		25.3	15.7	Tenri Toll Gate (eastern terminus of ticketed system)
				Tenri Parking Area (inbound (westbound))
	Tenri	27.2	16.9	6	Tenri	National Route 169 – Tenri, Nara, Sakurai Meihan Expressway	Expressway continues as the Meihan Expressway. Signed as exit 29 for westbound exit and eastbound entrance.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Electronic toll collection       Incomplete access        Tolled

External links

• (in Japanese) West Nippon Expressway Company