Kyotanabe toll gate, Toll gate in Kyotanabe, Japan.
Kyotanabe toll gate is a tollbooth on the Second Keihan Expressway in Kyoto Prefecture, located in the city of Kyotanabe. The road runs between Kyoto city and the Osaka area, passing through southern Kyoto Prefecture.
The Second Keihan Expressway was built in stages during the 1980s to handle growing traffic between Kyoto and Osaka. The toll gate at Kyotanabe was set up as part of that national expressway expansion.
The toll gate sits on a stretch that commuters use daily between Kyoto and Osaka. Signs in Japanese and English help foreign drivers find the correct lane without confusion.
The toll gate accepts electronic payment through Japan's ETC system as well as cash at manual lanes. Drivers using a rental car should check in advance whether an ETC device is fitted to avoid delays at the booth.
The Yawata-Kyotanabe junction, which connects directly to this toll gate, links the Second Keihan Expressway with the Kinki Expressway, making it a key crossing point in the western Japan road network. Drivers can switch between those two routes here without leaving the highway.
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