Kita-Kantō Expressway
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The Kita-Kantō Expressway is a regional expressway in Japan that links several prefectures in the northern Kantō region, improving east–west connectivity between major national expressways and local urban areas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kita-Kantō Expressway canonical | 2 |
| Kita-Kanto Expressway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11606176 — 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: Kita-Kantō Expressway Context triple: [Tohoku Expressway, hasJunctionWith, Kita-Kantō Expressway]
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A.
Jōban Expressway
Jōban Expressway is a major Japanese expressway running along the Pacific coast of eastern Honshu, connecting the Tokyo area with the Tōhoku region.
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B.
Kyōjūkan Expressway
Kyōjūkan Expressway is a major Japanese expressway connecting parts of Kyoto Prefecture with surrounding regions, facilitating regional traffic and access.
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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.
Ken-Ō Expressway
The Ken-Ō Expressway is a major orbital expressway in the Greater Tokyo area that forms part of the Metropolitan Inter-City Expressway network, helping divert traffic around central Tokyo.
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E.
Kisei Expressway
Kisei Expressway is a major Japanese expressway running along the Kii Peninsula, facilitating regional connectivity between cities in Mie and Wakayama Prefectures.
- 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: Kita-Kantō Expressway Target entity description: The Kita-Kantō Expressway is a regional expressway in Japan that links several prefectures in the northern Kantō region, improving east–west connectivity between major national expressways and local urban areas.
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A.
Jōban Expressway
Jōban Expressway is a major Japanese expressway running along the Pacific coast of eastern Honshu, connecting the Tokyo area with the Tōhoku region.
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B.
Kyōjūkan Expressway
Kyōjūkan Expressway is a major Japanese expressway connecting parts of Kyoto Prefecture with surrounding regions, facilitating regional traffic and access.
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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.
Ken-Ō Expressway
The Ken-Ō Expressway is a major orbital expressway in the Greater Tokyo area that forms part of the Metropolitan Inter-City Expressway network, helping divert traffic around central Tokyo.
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E.
Kisei Expressway
Kisei Expressway is a major Japanese expressway running along the Kii Peninsula, facilitating regional connectivity between cities in Mie and Wakayama Prefectures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expressway
ⓘ
toll road ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Kita-Kantō EXP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessControl | fully controlled-access ⓘ |
| category |
Expressways in Japan
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Roads in Gunma Prefecture ⓘ Roads in Ibaraki Prefecture ⓘ Roads in Tochigi Prefecture ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Higashi-Kantō Expressway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jōban Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ Kan-Etsu Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitakantō Road NERFINISHED ⓘ National Route 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ National Route 50 NERFINISHED ⓘ National Route 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tōhoku Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| direction | east–west ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Hitachinaka Interchange
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mito-Minami Interchange NERFINISHED ⓘ Sano-Fujioka Interchange NERFINISHED ⓘ Takasaki Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Utsunomiya-Kaminokawa Interchange NERFINISHED ⓘ Ōta-Kiryu Interchange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | dual carriageway on most sections ⓘ |
| hasLanguageVariantName | 北関東自動車道 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gunma Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honshu ⓘ Ibaraki Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Kantō region ⓘ Tochigi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | East Nippon Expressway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedInPeriod |
1990s
ⓘ
2000s ⓘ |
| partOf | national expressway network of Japan ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve east–west connectivity
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link major national expressways ⓘ serve local urban areas ⓘ |
| regionServed | northern Kantō region ⓘ |
| roadNumber | E50 ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Ashikaga
NERFINISHED
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Mito NERFINISHED ⓘ Sano NERFINISHED ⓘ Takasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Utsunomiya NERFINISHED ⓘ Ōta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tollSystem |
ETC electronic toll collection supported
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closed toll system on many sections ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Japanese ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kita-Kantō Expressway Description of subject: The Kita-Kantō Expressway is a regional expressway in Japan that links several prefectures in the northern Kantō region, improving east–west connectivity between major national expressways and local urban areas.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kita-Kanto Expressway