Tokyo Gaikan Expressway
E174857
The Tokyo Gaikan Expressway is a major orbital expressway forming part of the ring road system around the Tokyo metropolitan area in Japan.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tokyo Gaikan Expressway canonical | 4 |
| Shuto Expressway | 1 |
| Tokyo Gaikan Expressway (sections under its management) | 1 |
| Tokyo ring road system | 1 |
| Tokyo–Gaikan Expressway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1533444 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tokyo Gaikan Expressway Context triple: [Wako, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, hasHighway, Tokyo Gaikan Expressway]
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A.
Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway
The Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway is a Japanese toll route combining a long undersea tunnel and bridge to connect the Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures across Tokyo Bay.
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B.
Nishi-Meihan Expressway
Nishi-Meihan Expressway is a major expressway in Japan’s Kansai region that connects parts of Osaka and Nara Prefectures, serving as an important route for regional traffic and logistics.
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C.
Hanshin Expressway
The Hanshin Expressway is a major urban expressway network serving the Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto region of Japan, known for its elevated routes and heavy commuter and freight traffic.
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D.
Kinki Expressway
The Kinki Expressway is a major Japanese expressway serving the Kansai (Kinki) region, facilitating high-speed road travel and regional connectivity around cities such as Osaka and Kyoto.
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E.
Meishin Expressway
The Meishin Expressway is a major Japanese toll highway linking the Nagoya and Kobe regions, forming a key part of the transportation network in the Kansai area.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tokyo Gaikan Expressway Target entity description: The Tokyo Gaikan Expressway is a major orbital expressway forming part of the ring road system around the Tokyo metropolitan area in Japan.
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A.
Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway
The Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway is a Japanese toll route combining a long undersea tunnel and bridge to connect the Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures across Tokyo Bay.
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B.
Nishi-Meihan Expressway
Nishi-Meihan Expressway is a major expressway in Japan’s Kansai region that connects parts of Osaka and Nara Prefectures, serving as an important route for regional traffic and logistics.
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C.
Hanshin Expressway
The Hanshin Expressway is a major urban expressway network serving the Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto region of Japan, known for its elevated routes and heavy commuter and freight traffic.
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D.
Kinki Expressway
The Kinki Expressway is a major Japanese expressway serving the Kansai (Kinki) region, facilitating high-speed road travel and regional connectivity around cities such as Osaka and Kyoto.
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E.
Meishin Expressway
The Meishin Expressway is a major Japanese toll highway linking the Nagoya and Kobe regions, forming a key part of the transportation network in the Kansai area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expressway
ⓘ
orbital expressway ⓘ ring road ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Chūō Expressway
ⓘ
surface form:
Chuo Expressway
Joban Expressway ⓘ Kan-Etsu Expressway ⓘ Tohoku Expressway ⓘ
surface form:
Tōhoku Expressway
Tōmei Expressway ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| formsRingWith |
Central Circular Route
ⓘ
Ken-Ō Expressway ⓘ
surface form:
Ken-O Expressway
Shuto Expressway network ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway network
|
| hasAbbreviation |
C3
ⓘ
Gaikan ⓘ |
| hasAccessControl | full access control ⓘ |
| hasFunction | distribute long-distance traffic around Tokyo ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Chūō Expressway
ⓘ
surface form:
Chuo Expressway
Joban Expressway ⓘ Kan-Etsu Expressway ⓘ Tohoku Expressway ⓘ
surface form:
Tōhoku Expressway
Tōmei Expressway ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | dual carriageway on most sections ⓘ |
| hasOfficialClassification | national expressway of Japan ⓘ |
| hasRouteNumber | C3 ⓘ |
| hasTollSystem | electronic toll collection compatible ⓘ |
| isPartOfPlan | Tokyo three-ring expressway concept ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kantō region
ⓘ
Tokyo metropolitan area ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | East Nippon Expressway Company ⓘ |
| openedInPart |
1980s
ⓘ
1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shuto Expressway network
ⓘ
Tokyo Gaikan Expressway self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo ring road system
|
| passesThrough |
Chiba Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saitama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ |
| purpose |
bypass central Tokyo traffic
ⓘ
form outer ring road around Tokyo ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Tokyo metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Tokyo Area
|
| roadType | limited-access highway ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Ichikawa
ⓘ
Kawaguchi ⓘ Matsudo ⓘ Saitama Prefecture ⓘ
surface form:
Saitama
Tokyo ⓘ |
| tollRoad | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tokyo Gaikan Expressway Description of subject: The Tokyo Gaikan Expressway is a major orbital expressway forming part of the ring road system around the Tokyo metropolitan area in Japan.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shuto Expressway
subject surface form:
Saitama Prefecture
this entity surface form:
Tokyo ring road system
this entity surface form:
Tokyo Gaikan Expressway (sections under its management)
this entity surface form:
Tokyo–Gaikan Expressway