# Nishi-Meihan Expressway

Nishi-Meihan Expressway (西名阪自動車道, Nishimeihan Jidōshadō) is a national expressway in the Kinki region of Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company.

## Naming

Meihan is a kanji acronym of two characters. The first character represents Nagoya (名古屋) and the second character represents Osaka (大阪). Nishi (西) means west; together with the Meihan Expressway and Higashi-Meihan Expressway, it forms a corridor linking the greater Nagoya and Osaka areas.

## Passage cities

* Osaka Prefecture
    Matsubara - Fujiidera - Habikino - Kashiwara
* Nara Prefecture
    Kashiba - Kanmaki - Kawai - Ando - Yamatokōriyama - Ando - Yamatokōriyama - Tenri

## Interchange list

| Prefecture | Location | km | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
| Osaka | Matsubara | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | Matsubara | Hanwa Expressway / Kinki Expressway – Wakayama, Suita, Sakai, Higashiosaka Matsubara Route – Osaka City | Expressway continues as the Matsubara Route |
| Osaka | Fujiidera | | | Matsubara Toll Gate (western terminus of ticketed system only for outbound (eastbound)) | Matsubara Toll Gate (western terminus of ticketed system only for outbound (eastbound)) | Matsubara Toll Gate (western terminus of ticketed system only for outbound (eastbound)) | Matsubara Toll Gate (western terminus of ticketed system only for outbound (eastbound)) |
| Osaka | Fujiidera | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1 | Fujiidera | Osaka Prefecture Route 12 – Fujiidera, Kashiwaraseibu (Izumisano, Kashiwara, Matsubara) | Toll entrance only. |
| Osaka | Kashiwara | | | Kashiwara Toll Gate (western terminus of ticketed system only for inbound (westbound)) | Kashiwara Toll Gate (western terminus of ticketed system only for inbound (westbound)) | Kashiwara Toll Gate (western terminus of ticketed system only for inbound (westbound)) | Kashiwara Toll Gate (western terminus of ticketed system only for inbound (westbound)) |
| Osaka | Kashiwara | 8.1 | 5.0 | 2 | Kashiwara | National Route 165 – Kashiwara, Yamatotakada (Sakurai, Kashihara, Yao, Osaka) | Outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance. |
| Osaka | Kashiwara | | | Kashiwara Tunnel | Kashiwara Tunnel | Kashiwara Tunnel | Kashiwara Tunnel |
| Nara | Kashiba | | | | Tajiri Tunnel | | |
| Nara | Kashiba | 11.5 | 7.1 | Kashiba Service Area | Kashiba Service Area | Kashiba Service Area | Kashiba Service Area |
| Nara | Kashiba | 12.6 | 7.8 | 3 | Kashiba | 奈良県道54号標識 Nara Prefecture Route 54 to National Route 168 – Kashiba, Oji, Shigisan | |
| Nara | Kawai | 18.0 | 11.2 | 4 | Horyuji | 奈良県道5号標識 Nara Prefecture Route 5 – Horyuji, Yamatotakada, Shigisan | Toll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance only. |
| Nara | Ando | 21.2 | 13.2 | 4-1 | Yamato-Mahoroba | 奈良県道108号標識 Nara Prefecture Route 108 – National Route 25 (Ando, Kawanishi, Ikoma) | Toll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance only; ETC only (Smart interchange) |
| Nara | Yamatokōriyama | 23.4 | 14.5 | 4-2 | Koriyama-shimotsumichi | Keinawa Expressway – Nara City, Kashihara | Toll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance. |
| Nara | Yamatokōriyama | 24.3 | 15.1 | 5 | Koriyama | National Route 24 (Wakayama, Kashihara, Kyoto, Nara) | Toll outbound (eastbound) exit and inbound (westbound) entrance only. |
| Nara | Yamatokōriyama | | | Tenri Parking Area (outbound (eastbound)) | Tenri Parking Area (outbound (eastbound)) | Tenri Parking Area (outbound (eastbound)) | Tenri Parking Area (outbound (eastbound)) |
| Nara | Yamatokōriyama | 25.3 | 15.7 | Tenri Toll Gate (eastern terminus of ticketed system) | Tenri Toll Gate (eastern terminus of ticketed system) | Tenri Toll Gate (eastern terminus of ticketed system) | Tenri Toll Gate (eastern terminus of ticketed system) |
| Nara | Yamatokōriyama | | | Tenri Parking Area (inbound (westbound)) | Tenri Parking Area (inbound (westbound)) | Tenri Parking Area (inbound (westbound)) | Tenri Parking Area (inbound (westbound)) |
| Nara | Tenri | 27.2 | 16.9 | 6 | Tenri | National Route 169 – Tenri, Nara, Sakurai Meihan Expressway | Expressway continues as the Meihan Expressway. Signed as exit 29 for westbound exit and eastbound entrance. |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Electronic toll collection Incomplete access Tolled ||||||||