Route 2 is one of the radial routes of the Shuto Expressway

Shuto Expressway

is a network of toll expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is operated and maintained by the .Most routes consist of elevated roadway above other roads or over water, and have many sharp curves which require caution to drive safely...

 system in the Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

 area. Route 2 runs southwest and south from Ichinohashi Junction (with the Inner Circular Route

Inner Circular Route (Shuto Expressway)

The , 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 runs as a complete loop around the central Tokyo wards of Chiyoda, Chūō, and Minato, with a total length of . In addition to serving areas of central Tokyo,...

) in Minato-ku

Minato, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km². The total area is 20.34 km².Minato hosts 49 embassies...

 and currently ends at a local road (Keihin #2 Road) in Shinagawa-ku

Shinagawa, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Shinagawa City. The ward is home to nine embassies.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 344,461 and a density of 15,740 persons per km². The total area is 22.72 km²....

. The current length of the highway is 5.9 km. The original expressway plans called for Route 2 to connect to the Keihin #3 Expressway (in Setagaya-ku

Setagaya, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo in Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood within the ward. The ward calls itself the City of Setagaya in English...

) but no definite expansion plans have been announced.

Exit list

Municipality	Exit/interchange name	Destinations	Notes
Minato-ku	Ichinohashi JCT	Route C1 Outer Loop to Shinjuku and Kita-ikebukuro Route C1 Inner Loop to Haneda and Ginza
Minato-ku	Tengenji	French Embassy in Tokyo	Outbound exit/inbound entrance
Minato-ku	Meguro	Meguro Station Meguro Station is a railway station located in Tokyo's Shinagawa ward close to the boundary with Meguro ward. The station is just south of Meguro Dori .-Lines:Meguro Station is served by the following lines:*East Japan Railway Company Yamanote Line...	Outbound exit/inbound entrance
Shinagawa-ku	Ebara	Nakahara-kaido avenue to Den-en-chofu Den-en-chofu , meaning "garden suburb," is a district in Ōta Ward in southern Tokyo. It lies along the Tama River, the natural border between Tokyo and Kawasaki, Kanagawa. It is served by Den-en-chōfu Station on the Tōkyū Tōyoko and Meguro lines... , and Yokohama Yokohama is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...	Outbound exit/inbound entrance
Shinagawa-ku	Togoshi	Keihin #2 Road (National Route 1) Route 1 (Japan) National Route 1 is a major highway on the island of Honshū in Japan. It connects Chūō, Tokyo in the Kantō region with the city of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture in the Kansai region, passing through the Chūbu region en route. It follows the old Tōkaidō westward from Tokyo to Kyoto, and the old Kyo Kaidō...  to Yokohama Yokohama is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...	Outbound exit/inbound entrance