Tokyo–Nagoya Expressway
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The Tokyo–Nagoya Expressway, officially known as the Tōmei Expressway, is a major Japanese expressway linking the Tokyo and Nagoya metropolitan areas and serving as a key artery of the Tōkaidō corridor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tokyo–Nagoya Expressway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10805782 — 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–Nagoya Expressway Context triple: [Tōmei Expressway, nameMeaning, Tokyo–Nagoya Expressway]
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A.
Tokyo Gaikan Expressway
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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B.
Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway
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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C.
Nagoya Expressway
Nagoya Expressway is an urban expressway network serving the Nagoya metropolitan area in Japan, providing high-speed road connections within the city and to surrounding regions.
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D.
Sanyō Expressway
The Sanyō Expressway is a major Japanese expressway running along the Seto Inland Sea coast of Honshu, linking key cities in the Chūgoku and Kansai regions and serving as an important arterial route for both passenger and freight traffic.
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E.
Joshin-etsu Expressway
The Joshin-etsu Expressway is a major Japanese expressway connecting the Kanto region with the mountainous Joshinetsu area, facilitating travel between cities such as Takasaki and Nagano.
- 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–Nagoya Expressway Target entity description: The Tokyo–Nagoya Expressway, officially known as the Tōmei Expressway, is a major Japanese expressway linking the Tokyo and Nagoya metropolitan areas and serving as a key artery of the Tōkaidō corridor.
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A.
Tokyo Gaikan Expressway
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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B.
Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway
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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C.
Nagoya Expressway
Nagoya Expressway is an urban expressway network serving the Nagoya metropolitan area in Japan, providing high-speed road connections within the city and to surrounding regions.
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D.
Sanyō Expressway
The Sanyō Expressway is a major Japanese expressway running along the Seto Inland Sea coast of Honshu, linking key cities in the Chūgoku and Kansai regions and serving as an important arterial route for both passenger and freight traffic.
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E.
Joshin-etsu Expressway
The Joshin-etsu Expressway is a major Japanese expressway connecting the Kanto region with the mountainous Joshinetsu area, facilitating travel between cities such as Takasaki and Nagano.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expressway
ⓘ
toll road ⓘ |
| connects |
Nagoya metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokyo metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1962 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| endPoint | Nagoya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJunction |
Gotemba Interchange
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hamamatsu Interchange NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagoya Interchange NERFINISHED ⓘ Shizuoka Interchange NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Interchange NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyota Interchange NERFINISHED ⓘ Yokohama-Machida Interchange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanes | 4 lanes ⓘ |
| hasRouteNumber | E1 ⓘ |
| hasSectionsWith | 6 lanes ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Honshu ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
NEXCO Central Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NEXCO East Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName |
Tomei Expressway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tōmei Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1968 ⓘ |
| openedSection |
Gotemba–Nagoya section opened 1969
ⓘ
Tokyo–Gotemba section opened 1968 ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
National Route 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tōkaidō Shinkansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCorridor | Tōkaidō corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Japanese expressway network ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Hamamatsu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shizuoka NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyota, Aichi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yokohama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Aichi Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kanagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Shizuoka Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Chūbu region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kantō region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | dual carriageway ⓘ |
| role | key artery of the Tōkaidō corridor ⓘ |
| serves |
freight transport along Pacific Belt
ⓘ
long-distance traffic between Tokyo and Nagoya ⓘ |
| startPoint | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tollCollection | ETC electronic toll collection ⓘ |
| tollSystem | closed toll system ⓘ |
| totalLength | about 346 km ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tokyo–Nagoya Expressway Description of subject: The Tokyo–Nagoya Expressway, officially known as the Tōmei Expressway, is a major Japanese expressway linking the Tokyo and Nagoya metropolitan areas and serving as a key artery of the Tōkaidō corridor.
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