Tokyo Bay Bridge has a five story rest area that is practically a resort all on its own. There are three levels of parking and three levels of food (one is a split level), souvenirs and shops. It suddenly rises out of the highway and sort of looks like a ship.
This is the Upper deck. It has several sculptures you can have your picture taken with.
My gracious kidnappers
The Sunset
So far the trip across Tokyo Bay is free. We could turn around and go back and not owe a cent. However, we went forward into the tunnel. The tunnel goes under about 2/3rds of the bay so it is very long and very expensive to go into. You have to pay $70 toll to travel in the tunnel/bridge! We then went up through Tokyo proper, through the worst rush hour traffic in the whole world! However, the city scenery was pretty and you rarely get that view since you always take trains and subways.
One thing that impressed me- the Japanese seem so reserved and don't show emotion very often. I was very impressed about how close my mother-in-law's relationship is with her sister. They are very loving towards one another and the older sister often pets the younger sister's hair and laughs at all of her jokes!
I thought you might like to see their highways. Highways have sound barriers that curve along both sides of the highway. Some have windows so the home owners can have a view
And some are solid (for the most point because you can't see through those dirty bottom windows!).
All in all, a pretty decent kidnapping.
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