Karisaka Tunnel

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

Karisaka Tunnel
雁坂トンネル有料道路

Overview
Location	Saitama Prefecture • Yamanashi Prefecture
Status	In service
Route	Japan National Route 140
Start	Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture
End	Yamanashi City, Yamanashi Prefecture
Operation
Work begun	October, 1988
Constructed	September, 1994
Opened	April, 1998
Traffic	Automobiles • Motorbikes
Toll	Passenger cars： 710 yen Mid-sized cars：860 yen Heavy vehicles： 1,170 yen Oversized vehicles：1,980 yen Light motor vehicles (up to 660cc)： 560 yen Motorbikes： 70yen
Technical
Length	6,625m
Operating speed	Not specified. Speed limit: 40km/h Mopeds: 30km/h
Width	7.5m

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]