▁with ▁the ▁T ō me i ▁Express way , ▁forms ▁the ▁main ▁road ▁link ▁between ▁Os aka ▁and ▁Tokyo . ▁East ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ū g oku ▁Express way ▁near ▁Os aka , ▁it ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Asian ▁Highway ▁Network ▁( ). ▁ ▁The ▁part ▁east ▁of ▁inter change ▁ 2 9 ▁( Y ō ka ichi ) ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Central ▁N ipp on ▁Express way ▁Company ; ▁the ▁rest ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁West ▁N ipp on ▁Express way ▁Company . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Me ish in ▁Express way ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁express way ▁in ▁Japan , ▁with ▁a ▁section ▁near ▁Os aka ▁and ▁Ky oto ▁opening ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁Me ish in ▁Express way ▁par alle ls ▁the ▁old ▁Nak as end ō ▁between ▁Ky oto ▁and ▁N ago ya , ▁now ▁Route ▁ 8 ▁and ▁Route ▁ 2 1 . ▁The ▁Me ih an ▁National ▁Highway ▁is ▁a ▁mostly ▁non - tol led ▁fre ew ay ▁between ▁Os aka ▁and ▁N ago ya , ▁lying ▁further ▁south ▁and ▁built ▁to ▁lower ▁standards . ▁The ▁Shin - Me ish in ▁Express way ▁is ▁an ▁under - const ruction ▁route ▁between ▁Os aka ▁and ▁N ago ya , ▁lying ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁other ▁high - speed ▁roads , ▁that ▁will ▁connect ▁to ▁the ▁Shin - T ō me i ▁Express way ▁( via ▁the ▁I se w ang an ▁Express way ) ▁and ▁the ▁S any ō ▁Express way .