Hokuriku Expressway
E262288
The Hokuriku Expressway is a major Japanese expressway running along the Sea of Japan coast, linking the Hokuriku region with central and western Honshu.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hokuriku Expressway canonical | 2 |
| Hokuriku Expressway (nearby access) | 1 |
| 北陸自動車道 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2284931 — 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: Hokuriku Expressway Context triple: [Meishin Expressway, hasJunctionWith, Hokuriku Expressway]
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A.
Tōmei Expressway
The Tōmei Expressway is a major Japanese expressway connecting Tokyo and Nagoya, serving as a key artery for traffic and freight along the Pacific coast of Honshu.
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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.
Higashi-Kanto Expressway
The Higashi-Kanto Expressway is a major Japanese expressway in the Kanto region that connects the Tokyo area with Chiba Prefecture and serves as a key route to Narita International Airport.
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D.
Shin-Meishin Expressway
The Shin-Meishin Expressway is a major Japanese expressway that serves as an alternative and bypass route to the original Meishin Expressway, helping to alleviate congestion in the Kansai region.
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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: Hokuriku Expressway Target entity description: The Hokuriku Expressway is a major Japanese expressway running along the Sea of Japan coast, linking the Hokuriku region with central and western Honshu.
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A.
Tōmei Expressway
The Tōmei Expressway is a major Japanese expressway connecting Tokyo and Nagoya, serving as a key artery for traffic and freight along the Pacific coast of Honshu.
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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.
Higashi-Kanto Expressway
The Higashi-Kanto Expressway is a major Japanese expressway in the Kanto region that connects the Tokyo area with Chiba Prefecture and serves as a key route to Narita International Airport.
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D.
Shin-Meishin Expressway
The Shin-Meishin Expressway is a major Japanese expressway that serves as an alternative and bypass route to the original Meishin Expressway, helping to alleviate congestion in the Kansai region.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expressway
ⓘ
toll road ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Hokuriku region
ⓘ
Chūbu region ⓘ
surface form:
central Honshu
western Japan ⓘ
surface form:
western Honshu
|
| connectsTo |
Chūbu region
ⓘ
surface form:
Chubu region
Kansai region ⓘ Niigata area ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| followsCoastOf | Sea of Japan ⓘ |
| hasAccessControl | fully controlled-access ⓘ |
| hasElectronicTollCollection | ETC ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bridges
ⓘ
parking areas ⓘ service areas ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| hasInterchanges | multiple urban interchanges ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Honshū expressway network
ⓘ
surface form:
Hokuriku-Koshinetsu Expressway network
Meishin Expressway ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | dual carriageway ⓘ |
| hasRestFacilities |
fuel stations at service areas
ⓘ
restaurants at service areas ⓘ |
| hasRoadNumbering | E8 (in expressway numbering system) ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | 100 km/h (typical maximum) ⓘ |
| hasTollSystem | closed toll system ⓘ |
| hasTrafficRegulation | winter tire restrictions in snow season ⓘ |
| hasWinterConditions |
ice
ⓘ
snow ⓘ |
| isMajorRouteFor |
Hokuriku region
ⓘ
surface form:
Hokuriku industrial belt
|
| languageOfSignage | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hokuriku region
ⓘ
Honshu ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
NEXCO Central Japan
ⓘ
NEXCO West Japan ⓘ |
| openedInStages |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese national expressway network
ⓘ
surface form:
Nippon Expressway network
|
| roadSurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| roadType | national expressway ⓘ |
| runsAlong | Sea of Japan coast ⓘ |
| servesPrefecture |
Fukui Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ishikawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Niigata Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
long-distance travel ⓘ regional commuting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hokuriku Expressway Description of subject: The Hokuriku Expressway is a major Japanese expressway running along the Sea of Japan coast, linking the Hokuriku region with central and western Honshu.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
北陸自動車道
this entity surface form:
Hokuriku Expressway (nearby access)