Do you know the road called Tokyo Kosoku Doro? It is an expressway that runs around Ginza from Shinkyobashi to Horai Bridge (Shimbashi). This road, which looks like a wall that protects the city of Ginza, if you have walked around Ginza, you may have always seen it. Appeared several times in my blog post ("Slightly Drinking at a liquor store in Ginza-Ginza Kimishimaya Shell" and others:
/archive/2015/08/post-2627.html), so I would like to take up this expressway this time.
Speaking of expressways, I think of national roads such as the Tomei Expressway, and the Metropolitan Expressway in Tokyo, but this 2 km long road that runs around Ginza was established in 1951 mainly by private companies (road opening was in 1959). It is an expressway that was done.
It is a road that also serves as a bypass for the Metropolitan Expressway Toshin Beltway by connecting with the Metropolitan Expressway Yaesu Line (Y) and Toshin Beltway (C1), so if you are a driver, you may have passed once before noticing. I think there is.
[Tokyo Kosoku Doro Map (Source: Tokyo Kosoku Doro Co., Ltd. HP)]
In addition, it is unique that the toll is free, even though it is on this road and highway.
Of course, in the case of getting in from the Metropolitan Expressway, for example, if you enter from Tsuchihashi Entrance (Ginza 8-chome) in front of Shimbashi Station and get off at Shinkyobashi (Ginza 1-chome), you will have to pay for it, and it seems that it was free because it was originally madeouter moat, Kyobashi and Shiodome rivers. On the other hand, there is a question about how to do construction costs and maintenance of expressways free of charge, but the secret is the use of space under expressways.
[Tokyo Kosoku Doro Conceptual Diagram (Source: Tokyo Kosoku Doro Co., Ltd. HP)]
While the third floor is used as an expressway, the lower space is a commercial space with about 400 stores. Ginza Ins, Nishiginza Department, Ginza Five, Corridor Street, Ginza Nine, etc. It is used as a space for taxi companies, parking lots, etc., as well as a familiar restaurant area such as Ginza Ins, Nishiginza Department, Ginza Five, Corridor Street, Ginza Nine, etc. We introduced the previous blog post "Public-Private Partnership (PPPP Partnership (PPPP) Partnership (PPPPPPPPPPPPP)", which uses the Roof-P), which covers the Roof-P), which covers the Roof" (P), which covers the public-P), which covers the cost of the cost of Edo Bus", which uses the cost of the cost of the cost of the public-PPPP), which uses the cost of the cost of the rental income obtained from the cost of the rental income obtained from the public-P), which uses the rental income from: /archive/2015/08/post-2618.html) is used to create a groundbreaking mechanism that preempts forward.
By the way, it is a shop under Tokyo Kosoku Doro, but there are attractive shops such as Ginza Kimishimaya, a standing drinker introduced at the beginning. From the next time, I would like to introduce it one by one in "Chorror Visiting Shopping Streets". I'm looking forward to it!