Ikebukuro Route
| Ikebukuro Route | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited | |
| Length | 21.5 km (13.4 mi) |
| Existed | 1967–present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Takebashi Junction in Chiyoda, Tokyo Inner Circular Route (Shuto Expressway) |
| North end | Bijogi Junction in Toda, Saitama Tokyo Gaikan Expressway Ōmiya Route |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Highway system | |
The Ikebukuro Route (池袋線, Ikebukuro-sen), signed as Route 5, is one of the tolled routes of the Shuto Expressway system serving the Greater Tokyo Area. The route is a 21.5-kilometer (13.4 mi) long radial highway running north from Chiyoda City to Toda, Saitama. It connects Tokyo's Inner Circular Route in central Tokyo to the Tokyo Gaikan Expressway where it continues north as the Ōmiya Route.