Shuto Expressway Route C1 – One Full Lap, Tokyo

We fly over the Route C1 Shutoko (Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway Inner Circular Route) by a helicopter.

The Route C1, with a total length of 14.8 km, runs through the very heart of Tokyo. It’s arguably one of the best routes to experience the city’s most iconic urban scenery.
As before, we follow the inner loop (counterclockwise), where highlights like the Tanimachi Junction really stand out—this time starting and ending at the Shiba Park ramp.

Reference:
Shutoko Drivers' Site - https://www.shutoko.co.jp/en/index/
Inner Circular Route - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Circular_Route

Flight route:
- Take off from The Prince Park Tower Tokyo helipad
- Take the inner loop of the Metropolitan Expressway C1
- Head east from the Shiba Park entrance and begin following the Central Circular Route
- Turn north at the Hamazaki Bridge junction
- Head north-west from the Edo Bridge junction
- From Takebashi Junction, head west alongside the Imperial Palace
- From Chidorigafuchi, head south along Uchibori-dori
- From the Kokkai-mae junction, head southwest
- From Tanimachi Junction, head south
- From Ichinohashi Junction, head east
- End the flight along the Central Circular Route at the Shiba Park exit
- Land at Shiba Park