Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway
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The Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway is a major regional expressway in Japan that forms a loop around the Tōkai metropolitan area, connecting key cities and industrial zones in Aichi and surrounding prefectures.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nagoya area expressway network | 1 |
| Tōkai Ring Expressway | 1 |
| Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3047644 — 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: Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway Context triple: [Toyota City, hasExpressway, Tōkai-Kanjō 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.
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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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Kan-Etsu Expressway
The Kan-Etsu Expressway is a major Japanese expressway connecting the Tokyo metropolitan area with Gunma and Niigata Prefectures, serving as a key route to the Sea of Japan coast and popular ski and hot spring regions.
- 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: Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway Target entity description: The Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway is a major regional expressway in Japan that forms a loop around the Tōkai metropolitan area, connecting key cities and industrial zones in Aichi and surrounding prefectures.
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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.
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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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Kan-Etsu Expressway
The Kan-Etsu Expressway is a major Japanese expressway connecting the Tokyo metropolitan area with Gunma and Niigata Prefectures, serving as a key route to the Sea of Japan coast and popular ski and hot spring regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expressway
ⓘ
toll road ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Tōkai-Kanjō EXP ⓘ |
| accessControl | fully controlled-access ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway
ⓘ
surface form:
Tōkai Ring Expressway
|
| connects |
Aichi Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gifu Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Mie Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Shizuoka Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Inabe
ⓘ
Kani ⓘ Komaki ⓘ Minokamo ONDG ⓘ Nagoya ⓘ Seto ⓘ Tajimi ⓘ Toki ⓘ Toyota, Aichi ⓘ
surface form:
Toyota
Yokkaichi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsIndustrialZone |
automotive industry cluster in Aichi
ⓘ
industrial areas in northern Mie ⓘ manufacturing zones in Gifu ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| forms |
regional loop
ⓘ
ring road around Tōkai metropolitan area ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Chitahantō Road
ⓘ
Chūō Expressway ⓘ Higashi-Meihan Expressway ⓘ Isewangan Expressway ⓘ Meishin Expressway ⓘ Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway ⓘ Tōmei Expressway ⓘ |
| hasParkingArea | multiple parking areas ⓘ |
| hasServiceArea | multiple service areas ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chūbu region
ⓘ
Honshu ⓘ Tōkai region ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Nippon Expressway Company Group
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Nippon Expressway Company
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| operator |
NEXCO Central Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
NEXCO Central
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| partOfNetwork | national expressway network of Japan ⓘ |
| purpose |
bypass traffic around Nagoya urban core
ⓘ
enhance regional connectivity between Aichi, Gifu, and Mie ⓘ improve freight transport in Tōkai industrial belt ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Chūkyō metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Nagoya metropolitan area
Shizuoka metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Tōkai metropolitan area
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| roadType | dual carriageway ⓘ |
| tollSystem | electronic toll collection compatible ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway Description of subject: The Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway is a major regional expressway in Japan that forms a loop around the Tōkai metropolitan area, connecting key cities and industrial zones in Aichi and surrounding prefectures.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Toyota City
this entity surface form:
Nagoya area expressway network
this entity surface form:
Tōkai Ring Expressway