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Encyclopedia > Hanshin Expressway

Hanshin Expressway (阪神高速道路 Hanshin Kōsoku Dōro?) is a network of expressways surrounding Osaka and Kobe, Japan. Operated by Hanshin Expressway Company, Limited (阪神高速道路株式会社 Hanshin Kōsoku Dōro Kabushiki-gaisha?), it opened in 1962. An expressway is a divided highway, usually 4 lanes or wider. ... Osaka ) is the capital of Osaka Prefecture and the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ... , Kobe ) is a city in Japan located on the island of Honshu. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...


Portions of the Hanshin Expressway collapsed during the Kobe earthquake on January 17, 1995. These sections were rebuilt by 1996. Damage from the Great Hanshin Earthquake is kept intact at the Earthquake Memorial Park near the Port of Kobe. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Routes

  • 1 - Loop Route (central Osaka)
  • 2 - Yodogawa Sagan Route (Kita-minato - Universal Studios Japan)
  • 3 - Kobe Route (Nishi-nagahori - Amagasaki - Nishinomiya - Kobe)
  • 4 - Wangan Route (Osakako - Rinku Town, Kansai Airport)
  • 5 - Wangan Route (Osakako - Rokko Island)
  • 7 - Kita Kobe Route (Igawa - Shirakawa - Arima - Nishinomiya-yamaguchi)
  • 11 - Ikeda Route (Umeda - Toyonaka - Osaka Airport - Kawanishi - Ikeda)
  • 12 - Moriguchi Route (Kitahama - Moriguchi)
  • 13 - Higashi Osaka Route (central Osaka - Higashi-osaka)
  • 14 - Matsubara Route (Namba - Hirano - Matsubara)
  • 15 - Sakai Route (Sumiyoshi - Suminoe - Sakai)
  • 16 - Osakako Route (Nishi-nagahori - Osakako)
  • 17 - Nishi Osaka Route (Bentencho - Sumiyoshi)
  • 31 - Kobe Yamate Route (Kobe - Shirakawa)
  • 34 - Cipot Ffo (Darude - Sandstorm)

USJ1 USJ2 MBS Studio in USJ Universal Studios Japan is a theme park operated by Universal Studios which is located in Osaka. ... Rink Town (りんくうタウン) is a commercial development in Izumisano, Osaka, Japan, adjacent to Kansai International Airport. ... Kansai International Airport )(IATA: KIX, ICAO: RJBB), is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, off the shore of Sennan district of Osaka, Japan. ... Map of the various methods of transportation to Rokko Island from Kobe. ... Osaka Station South Gate Umeda Shinmichi Umeda (梅田) is a commercial district in Kita-ku Osaka, Japan, best known as the citys main northern railway terminus (Osaka Station, Umeda Station). ... Toyonaka (豊中市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan. ... Osaka International Airport (Japanese 大阪国際空港, Ōsaka Kokusai Kūkō) (IATA airport code: ITM, ICAO airport code: RJOO) is the primary domestic airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. ... Kawanishi (川西市; -shi) is a city located in Hyogo, Japan. ... Ikeda (池田市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan. ... Categories: Cities in Osaka Prefecture | Japan geography stubs ... Higashiōsaka (東大阪市; -shi, East Osaka) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ... Nankai Namba Station & Takashimaya Osaka Department Store Namba (難波, Nanba), also known as Minami, is a district of Osaka, Japan. ... Matsubara (松原市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan. ... Sakai (堺市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ...

External links

  • Official website

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Great Hanshin earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1651 words)
The elevated Hanshin Expressway, in the background, was partially toppled by the earthquake.
Ten spans of the Hanshin Expressway Route 43 in three locations in Kobe and Nishinomiya were knocked over, blocking a link that carried forty percent of Osaka-Kobe road traffic.
Half of the elevated expressway's piers were damaged in some way, and the entire route was not reopened until September 30, 1996.
NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Hanshin (261 words)
Kobe, the principal city in the Hanshin region, is located roughly in the south central section of Honshu, the main island of Japan.
In the densely populated, complex urban environment of the Hanshin region, the magnitude 7.2 earthquake at 5:46 a.m.
In conclusion, the Hanshin disaster response system indicates that processes of self organization in disaster response are dependent upon a sociotechnical infrastructure that supports the timely, accurate exchange of information in a rapidly changing environment.
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