Honshu–Shikoku area

E639600

geographical region transportation corridor

The Honshu–Shikoku area is a key region of Japan encompassing the strait and surrounding zones between the main islands of Honshu and Shikoku, linked by major bridge and transportation networks.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Chugoku-Shikoku area of Japan	1
Chugoku-Shikoku region	1
Honshu–Kyushu region	1
Honshu–Shikoku area canonical	1
Honshū–Shikoku area	1
western Honshu	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5192943 — 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: Honshu–Shikoku area
Context triple: [Northern Awaji Island, locatedIn, Honshu–Shikoku area]

A. Kansai region
The Kansai region is a major cultural and economic area of western Japan that includes cities such as Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe and is known as a historic heartland of Japanese civilization.
B. Yamato region
The Yamato region is the early political and cultural heartland of Japan, where the first unified Japanese state emerged under the Yamato court.
C. Chūbu region
The Chūbu region is a central area of Japan on Honshu Island, known for encompassing the Japanese Alps and including major prefectures such as Aichi, Nagano, and Shizuoka.
D. Chūgoku region
The Chūgoku region is a western part of Japan’s main island Honshu, known for cities like Hiroshima and Okayama and a mix of industrial centers, historic sites, and rural landscapes.
E. Chūgoku–Shikoku–Kyushu economic region
The Chūgoku–Shikoku–Kyushu economic region is a major multi-island economic zone in western Japan encompassing the Chūgoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu areas, known for its diverse industries, ports, and regional hubs such as Fukuoka.
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: Honshu–Shikoku area
Target entity description: The Honshu–Shikoku area is a key region of Japan encompassing the strait and surrounding zones between the main islands of Honshu and Shikoku, linked by major bridge and transportation networks.

A. Kansai region
The Kansai region is a major cultural and economic area of western Japan that includes cities such as Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe and is known as a historic heartland of Japanese civilization.
B. Yamato region
The Yamato region is the early political and cultural heartland of Japan, where the first unified Japanese state emerged under the Yamato court.
C. Chūbu region
The Chūbu region is a central area of Japan on Honshu Island, known for encompassing the Japanese Alps and including major prefectures such as Aichi, Nagano, and Shizuoka.
D. Chūgoku region
The Chūgoku region is a western part of Japan’s main island Honshu, known for cities like Hiroshima and Okayama and a mix of industrial centers, historic sites, and rural landscapes.
E. Chūgoku–Shikoku–Kyushu economic region
The Chūgoku–Shikoku–Kyushu economic region is a major multi-island economic zone in western Japan encompassing the Chūgoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu areas, known for its diverse industries, ports, and regional hubs such as Fukuoka.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ transportation corridor ⓘ
adjacentTo	Chugoku region of Honshu ⓘ linked to: Chūgoku region Kinki region of Honshu ⓘ linked to: Kansai region northern Shikoku region ⓘ
contains	straits between Honshu and Shikoku ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
hasInfrastructureType	expressways ⓘ ferry terminals ⓘ ports ⓘ rail bridges ⓘ road bridges ⓘ
hasMajorFunction	freight transport corridor ⓘ inter-island transportation ⓘ passenger transport corridor ⓘ regional economic integration ⓘ
hasPart	Bingo-nada Sea ⓘ linked to: Uwakai Sea Bisan Seto ⓘ Harima Sea coast of Honshu ⓘ Harima-nada Sea ⓘ Hiuchi-nada Sea ⓘ Honshu–Shikoku Bridge Project ⓘ Honshu–Shikoku bridge system ⓘ linked to: Honshu–Shikoku Bridge Project Kii Channel ⓘ Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway ⓘ Naruto Strait ⓘ Nishiseto Expressway ⓘ Osaka Bay ⓘ Seto Inland Sea ⓘ Seto-Chuo Expressway ⓘ northern coast of Shikoku ⓘ
linkedBy	Akashi Kaikyō Bridge ⓘ linked to: Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Honshu–Shikoku Bridge Project ⓘ Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge ⓘ Seto Ohashi Bridge ⓘ Shimanami Kaidō ⓘ linked to: Shimanami Kaido expressways ⓘ ferry routes ⓘ railway lines ⓘ Ōnaruto Bridge ⓘ
locatedBetween	Honshu ⓘ Shikoku ⓘ
locatedIn	Seto Inland Sea region ⓘ
partOf	Japanese archipelago transportation network ⓘ Pacific Belt of Japan ⓘ
strategicImportance	important for domestic logistics in Japan ⓘ important for regional development of western Japan ⓘ key link between Honshu and Shikoku ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northern Awaji Island → locatedIn → Honshu–Shikoku area ⓘ

subject linked to: northern Awaji Island

San’in region → locatedInPartOfCountry → western Honshu ⓘ