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Road Types in Japan - HTML
Japanese roads are classified into four types under the Road Act: expressways, national highways, prefectural roads, and municipal roads. Each type differs in managing authority, legal status, and role, forming a hierarchical structure from national trunk roads to local trunk roads and residential streets.
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expressway
highway
national road
prefectural road
municipal road
infrastructure
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<thead><tr><th>code</th><th>slug</th><th>name</th><th>description</th></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>expressway</td><td>Expressway</td><td>High-speed roads forming the core of the national automobile traffic network.</td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td><td>national-highway</td><td>National Highway</td><td>Roads forming the national trunk road network.</td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td><td>prefectural-road</td><td>Prefectural Road</td><td>Roads forming the regional trunk road network.</td></tr>
<tr><td>4</td><td>municipal-road</td><td>Municipal Road</td><td>Residential roads within municipal areas.</td></tr></tbody>
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