Higashi-Meihan Expressway
E1039715
The Higashi-Meihan Expressway is a major Japanese expressway linking the Nagoya and Osaka regions, serving as a key route for traffic across central Honshu.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Higashi-Meihan Expressway canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13011967 — 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: Higashi-Meihan Expressway Context triple: [Kuwana, hasRoadConnection, Higashi-Meihan Expressway]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Shin-Tōmei Expressway
The Shin-Tōmei Expressway is a major Japanese toll road running through central Honshū that serves as a high-capacity, faster alternative to the original Tōmei Expressway between the Tokyo and Nagoya regions.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Higashi-Meihan Expressway Target entity description: The Higashi-Meihan Expressway is a major Japanese expressway linking the Nagoya and Osaka regions, serving as a key route for traffic across central Honshu.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Shin-Tōmei Expressway
The Shin-Tōmei Expressway is a major Japanese toll road running through central Honshū that serves as a high-capacity, faster alternative to the original Tōmei Expressway between the Tokyo and Nagoya regions.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expressway
ⓘ
toll road ⓘ |
| accessControl | fully controlled-access ⓘ |
| connects |
Nagoya
ⓘ
Osaka metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to:
Osaka–Kobe metropolitan area
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| designedFor | motor vehicles only ⓘ |
| function | key route for traffic across central Honshu ⓘ |
| hasAccessRestriction |
no bicycles
ⓘ
no light motorized scooters ⓘ no pedestrians ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | expressway speed limits of Japan ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
interchanges
ⓘ
parking areas ⓘ service areas ⓘ |
| hasToll | yes ⓘ |
| hasTollSystem | electronic toll collection compatible ⓘ |
| laneConfiguration | dual carriageway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chubu region
ⓘ
linked to:
Chūbu region
Honshu ⓘ Kansai region ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | NEXCO Central Japan ⓘ |
| partOf |
Meihan Expressway system
ⓘ
national expressway network of Japan ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
intercity freight transport ⓘ long-distance traffic ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Nagoya region
ⓘ
linked to:
Nagoya area
Osaka region ⓘ
linked to:
Hanshin area
|
| roadClassification | national expressway (Japan) ⓘ |
| roadSurface | paved ⓘ |
| roadType | expressway-standard highway ⓘ |
| roleInNetwork | east–west corridor in central Japan ⓘ |
| servesUrbanArea |
Nagoya
ⓘ
Suzuka ⓘ Tsu ⓘ Yokkaichi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traverses |
Aichi Prefecture
ⓘ
Mie Prefecture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Higashi-Meihan Expressway Description of subject: The Higashi-Meihan Expressway is a major Japanese expressway linking the Nagoya and Osaka regions, serving as a key route for traffic across central Honshu.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.