Inner Circular Route

Shuto Expressway Inner Circular Route
首都高速都心環状線
Map
The Inner Circular Route highlighted in red
Route information
Part of AH1
Maintained by Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited
Length14.8 km (9.2 mi)
Existed1962–present
Major junctions
Beltway around Tokyo
Major intersections
Location
CountryJapan
Highway system

The Inner Circular Route (都心環状線, Toshin Kanjō-sen), signed as Route C1, is one of the routes of the Shuto Expressway system serving the central part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The route is a complete loop around the central Tokyo wards of Chiyoda, Chūō, and Minato, with a total length of 14.8 kilometers (9.2 mi). In addition to serving areas of central Tokyo, the Inner Circular Route also serves as the origin of the radial routes of the Shuto Expressway. A section of the expressway is built above the Shibuya River.