The route primarily follows the north shore of
Ise Bay (wangan means bayshore in Japanese). Officially, the route has three designations. The section from Toyota-higashi Junction to
Tōkai Junction is referred to as part of the Second Tōkai Expressway. This section is not classified as a national expressway but rather as a
national highway for motor vehicles only with national expressway concurrency. There is no difference in the design standard of this section compared with the rest of the expressway. Finally, the section from Tobishima Interchange to Yokkaichi-kita Junction is referred to as part of the Kinki Expressway Nagoya Kobe Route. ==Overview==