Karisaka Tunnel

35°53′13″N 138°47′32″E / 35.886825°N 138.792343°E / 35.886825; 138.792343

The tollboth at the tunnel entrance on the Yamanashi-prefecture end

The Karisaka Tunnel is a Japanese toll tunnel that opened April 23, 1998 between Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture and Yamanashi City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Until this tunnel opened, there was no direct road connection between Saitama and Yamanashi prefectures.^[1]

Details

• At 6,625m long, the tunnel is the fifth-longest road tunnel in Japan.
• Tolls are collected when traveling north from Yamanashi to Saitama.
• Equipped with fire-prevention equipment
• Built using the New Austrian Tunneling method
• Pedestrians, bicycles, and specialized small vehicles are prohibited.
• 50cc motorbikes can be ridden through the tunnel.
• Hazardous cargo is restricted.

References

1. Karisaka Tunnel (in Japanese) (Translate to English: Google, Bing, Yandex)]

External links

• Toll roads in Yamanashi prefecture (in Japanese) (Translate to English: Google, Bing, Yandex)
• Toll tunnel management office, Yamanashi city (in Japanese) (Translate to English: Google, Bing, Yandex)