Shuto Expressway Inner Circular Route
E676778
The Shuto Expressway Inner Circular Route is a major urban expressway loop in central Tokyo that connects key districts and facilitates high-speed vehicular traffic around the city’s core.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shuto Expressway Inner Circular Route canonical | 3 |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway Inner Circular Route (nearby) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7606428 — 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: Shuto Expressway Inner Circular Route Context triple: [Kasumigaseki, hasRoadAccess, Shuto Expressway Inner Circular Route]
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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.
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.
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C.
Dōtō Expressway
The Dōtō Expressway is a major expressway in Hokkaido, Japan, connecting eastern regions such as Obihiro with other parts of the island to support regional travel and freight transport.
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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.
Hanshin Expressway
The Hanshin Expressway is a major urban expressway network serving the Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto region of Japan, known for its elevated routes and heavy commuter and freight traffic.
- 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: Shuto Expressway Inner Circular Route Target entity description: The Shuto Expressway Inner Circular Route is a major urban expressway loop in central Tokyo that connects key districts and facilitates high-speed vehicular traffic around the city’s core.
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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.
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.
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C.
Dōtō Expressway
The Dōtō Expressway is a major expressway in Hokkaido, Japan, connecting eastern regions such as Obihiro with other parts of the island to support regional travel and freight transport.
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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.
Hanshin Expressway
The Hanshin Expressway is a major urban expressway network serving the Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto region of Japan, known for its elevated routes and heavy commuter and freight traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
controlled-access highway
ⓘ
expressway loop ⓘ ring road ⓘ urban expressway ⓘ |
| connectsDistrict |
Bunkyō
ⓘ
Chiyoda ⓘ Chūō ⓘ
linked to:
Chūō, Tokyo
Kōtō ⓘ Minato ⓘ
linked to:
Minato City (Minato-ku)
Shinjuku ⓘ Sumida ⓘ Taitō ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Shuto Expressway Bayshore Route
ⓘ
linked to:
Shuto Expressway
Shuto Expressway Route 1 ⓘ
linked to:
Shuto Expressway
Shuto Expressway Route 2 ⓘ
linked to:
Shuto Expressway
Shuto Expressway Route 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Shuto Expressway
Shuto Expressway Route 4 ⓘ
linked to:
Shuto Expressway
Shuto Expressway Route 5 ⓘ
linked to:
Shuto Expressway
Shuto Expressway Route 6 ⓘ
linked to:
Shuto Expressway Route 6 Mukojima Line
Shuto Expressway Route 9 ⓘ
linked to:
Shuto Expressway
|
| encirclesArea |
Tokyo city center
ⓘ
central Tokyo ⓘ |
| function |
distribute traffic between radial expressways in Tokyo
ⓘ
facilitate high-speed vehicular traffic around Tokyo’s core ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | C1 ⓘ |
| hasAccessControl | full ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | multiple lanes in each direction ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | 都心環状線 ⓘ |
| hasRouteNumber | C1 ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | urban expressway speed limits ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | elevated expressway ⓘ |
| hasTollSystem | electronic toll collection ⓘ |
| isKeyComponentOf | Tokyo metropolitan transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shuto Expressway network
ⓘ
Tokyo road network ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Ginza
ⓘ
Imperial Palace ⓘ Shinjuku subcenter ⓘ Tokyo Station area ⓘ |
| passesThrough | commercial districts of Tokyo ⓘ |
| primaryUse | motor vehicle traffic ⓘ |
| roadType | toll road ⓘ |
| servesCity | Tokyo ⓘ |
| trafficDirection |
clockwise
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counterclockwise ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shuto Expressway Inner Circular Route Description of subject: The Shuto Expressway Inner Circular Route is a major urban expressway loop in central Tokyo that connects key districts and facilitates high-speed vehicular traffic around the city’s core.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shuto Expressway Inner Circular Route