Sanyō Expressway
E632900
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanyō Expressway canonical | 4 |
| San'yō Expressway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6984120 — 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: Sanyō Expressway Context triple: [Kurashiki, transport, Sanyō 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.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Seto-Chuo Expressway
The Seto-Chuo Expressway is a major Japanese expressway that forms part of the road network crossing the Seto Inland Sea via the Seto Ohashi Bridge system, linking Honshu and Shikoku.
- 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: Sanyō Expressway Target entity description: 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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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.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Seto-Chuo Expressway
The Seto-Chuo Expressway is a major Japanese expressway that forms part of the road network crossing the Seto Inland Sea via the Seto Ohashi Bridge system, linking Honshu and Shikoku.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expressway
ⓘ
toll road ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Sanyō EXP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegions |
Chūgoku region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kinki region NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Kyushu via connecting routes ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Fukuyama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Himeji NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiroshima NERFINISHED ⓘ Iwakuni NERFINISHED ⓘ Kobe NERFINISHED ⓘ Okayama NERFINISHED ⓘ Shimonoseki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electronicTollCollection | ETC accepted ⓘ |
| followsCorridor | Sanyō region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | major arterial route ⓘ |
| hasInterchange | multiple urban interchanges ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Chūgoku Expressway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ Himeji Bypass NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiroshima Expressway network NERFINISHED ⓘ Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ Okayama Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParkingArea | multiple parking areas ⓘ |
| hasServiceArea |
Fukuyama Service Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Himeji Service Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Miki Service Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitsuo Service Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Miyajima Service Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Saba River Service Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokuyama Service Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoshikawa Service Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | key logistics corridor in western Japan ⓘ |
| laneConfiguration | primarily four lanes ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Honshu ⓘ |
| operator | West Nippon Expressway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
National Route 2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanyō Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | national expressway network of Japan ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
freight traffic
ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Chūgoku region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kansai region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | limited-access highway ⓘ |
| runsAlong | Seto Inland Sea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports | long-distance intercity travel ⓘ |
| tollSystem | closed toll system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sanyō Expressway Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kurashiki
this entity surface form:
San'yō Expressway
subject surface form:
Hōfu