Japan's Bizarre highway interchange

Summary A highway that looks like artwork Located in Tokyo, Japan the Takao san Highway Interchange has a design that can easily confuse drivers. The interchange connects drivers to 12 different routes making its unusual design even more impressive. Its winding roads and unusual shape may look confusing from above but the design helps the highway system work through the difficult mountain landscape without major changes to the terrain. AI Generated Summary You may have seen many impressive highway interchanges but this unusual structure in Japan can leave people amazed. At first glance many people think the image is fake. However this mind bending interchange is completely real. A highway that looks like artwork Located in Tokyo, Japan the Takao san Highway Interchange has a design that can easily confuse drivers. With several roads joining and separating at different levels it looks more like a giant piece of modern art than a normal highway. The interchange connects drivers to 12 different routes making its unusual design even more impressive. Why does it have such a strange design? The interchange is part of the Ken-O Expressway. Its circular and twisting layout was designed for a practical reason. The interchange was built in a mountainous area, so engineers needed a way to connect different roads without removing large sections of the surrounding hills. Opened to the Public in 2012 The interchange opened to the public in 2012 and features six separate tunnel entrances. Its winding roads and unusual shape may look confusing from above but the design helps the highway system work through the difficult mountain landscape without major changes to the terrain.