Shuto Expressway

E837444

road transport infrastructure urban expressway network

The Shuto Expressway is a dense network of urban toll expressways serving the Greater Tokyo Area, crucial for handling the region’s heavy vehicular traffic.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Shuto Expressway canonical	17
Shuto Expressway Bayshore Route	3
Shuto Expressway Route 1	3
Shuto Expressway Route 2	2
Shuto Expressway Route 3	2
Shuto Expressway Route 4	2
Shuto Expressway Route 5	2
Shuto Expressway Route 9	2
Shuto Expressway network	2
Shuto Expressway Central Circular Route	1
Shuto Expressway Daishi Line	1
Shuto Expressway Higashi-Kantō route	1
Shuto Expressway Route 11	1
Shuto Expressway Route 4 corridor	1
Shuto Expressway Route 7	1
Shuto Expressway Yokohane Line	1
Shuto Expressway Ōmiya Route	1
Tokyo Bay Shuto Expressway	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9888717 — 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
Context triple: [Metropolitan Expressway (Tokyo), shortName, Shuto Expressway]

A. 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.
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.
C. Shin-Kūkō Expressway
The Shin-Kūkō Expressway is a Japanese expressway that provides a primary road link to Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture.
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.
E. 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.
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
Target entity description: The Shuto Expressway is a dense network of urban toll expressways serving the Greater Tokyo Area, crucial for handling the region’s heavy vehicular traffic.

A. 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.
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.
C. Shin-Kūkō Expressway
The Shin-Kūkō Expressway is a Japanese expressway that provides a primary road link to Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture.
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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (83)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	road transport infrastructure ⓘ urban expressway network ⓘ
connectsTo	Chūō Expressway ⓘ Jōban Expressway ⓘ Kan-Etsu Expressway ⓘ Shutōko Bayshore Route ⓘ linked to: Shutoko Bayshore Route Tōhoku Expressway ⓘ linked to: Tohoku Expressway Tōmei Expressway ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
hasComponent	B Bayshore Route ⓘ linked to: Bayshore Route Bayshore Route ⓘ C1 Inner Circular Route ⓘ linked to: Central Circular Route C2 Central Circular Route ⓘ Central Circular Route ⓘ Inner Circular Route ⓘ linked to: Central Circular Route K1 Yokohane Route ⓘ linked to: Yokohane Route K3 Kariba Route ⓘ linked to: K3 Kariba Line K5 Daikoku Route ⓘ K7 Yokohama North Route ⓘ S1 Kawaguchi Route ⓘ linked to: Saitama Shintoshin Route S2 Misato Route ⓘ S5 Oji Route ⓘ linked to: Route 6 Mukojima Line Shuto Expressway Route 1 ⓘ linked to: Shuto Expressway Shuto Expressway Route 1 Haneda Line ⓘ Shuto Expressway Route 1 Ueno Line ⓘ Shuto Expressway Route 11 ⓘ linked to: Shuto Expressway Shuto Expressway Route 11 Daiba Line ⓘ Shuto Expressway Route 2 ⓘ linked to: Shuto Expressway Shuto Expressway Route 2 Meguro Line ⓘ Shuto Expressway Route 3 ⓘ linked to: Shuto Expressway Shuto Expressway Route 3 Shibuya Line ⓘ Shuto Expressway Route 4 ⓘ linked to: Shuto Expressway Shuto Expressway Route 4 Shinjuku Line ⓘ Shuto Expressway Route 5 ⓘ linked to: Shuto Expressway Shuto Expressway Route 5 Ikebukuro Line ⓘ Shuto Expressway Route 6 ⓘ linked to: Shuto Expressway Route 6 Mukojima Line Shuto Expressway Route 6 Mukojima Line ⓘ Shuto Expressway Route 7 ⓘ linked to: Shuto Expressway Shuto Expressway Route 7 Komatsugawa Line ⓘ Shuto Expressway Route 9 ⓘ linked to: Shuto Expressway Shuto Expressway Route 9 Fukagawa Line ⓘ Tokyo Gaikan Expressway (urban sections) ⓘ linked to: Tokyo Gaikan Expressway Yokohane Line ⓘ
hasFeature	many elevated sections above surface streets ⓘ numerous sharp curves ⓘ service areas and parking areas at limited locations ⓘ short on-ramps and off-ramps ⓘ
hasIssue	aging infrastructure ⓘ complex interchanges ⓘ congestion ⓘ
hasJapaneseName	首都高速道路 ⓘ
hasLanes	mostly 2 to 3 lanes per direction ⓘ
hasOperator	Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited ⓘ
hasSpeedLimit	typically 60 km/h ⓘ up to 80 km/h on some sections ⓘ
hasTollSystem	distance-based toll ⓘ electronic toll collection ⓘ
inception	1962 ⓘ
isImportantFor	commuting in Tokyo metropolitan area ⓘ freight transport in Greater Tokyo ⓘ
locatedIn	Honshu ⓘ Japan ⓘ Kantō region ⓘ
notableJunction	Daikoku Junction ⓘ Hakozaki Junction ⓘ Kanda-bashi Junction ⓘ Ohashi Junction ⓘ Shibaura Junction ⓘ Tanimachi Junction ⓘ
notableStructure	Rainbow Bridge ⓘ Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line connection ramps ⓘ
openedFirstSection	1962 ⓘ
primaryFunction	handle heavy vehicular traffic in Greater Tokyo ⓘ
regulates	dangerous goods transport restrictions ⓘ
roadType	elevated expressway ⓘ limited-access highway ⓘ
serves	Greater Tokyo Area ⓘ linked to: Tokyo metropolitan area Kawasaki ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ Yokohama ⓘ
shortName	Shuto Kōsoku ⓘ
trafficType	motor vehicles only ⓘ
usesTechnology	ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (44)

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

Metropolitan Expressway (Tokyo) → shortName → Shuto Expressway ⓘ

Shibaura Pier → hasRoadConnection → Shuto Expressway ⓘ

Shuto Expressway Route 11 Daiba Line → partOf → Shuto Expressway network ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Yokohama Bay Bridge → partOf → Shuto Expressway ⓘ

Yokohama Bay Bridge → upperDeckCarries → Shuto Expressway Bayshore Route ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Saiwai-ku → hasMajorExpressway → Shuto Expressway Yokohane Line ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Saiwai-ku → hasMajorExpressway → Shuto Expressway Daishi Line ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Yokohama Bay Bridge → partOf → Shuto Expressway network ⓘ

subject linked to: Bay Bridge

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Nihonbashi Bridge → situatedBelow → Shuto Expressway ⓘ

Nihonbashi River → locatedUnder → Shuto Expressway ⓘ

Ōmiya-ku, Saitama → hasRoadConnection → Shuto Expressway Ōmiya Route ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Shuto Expressway Inner Circular Route → connectsTo → Shuto Expressway Route 1 ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Shuto Expressway Inner Circular Route → connectsTo → Shuto Expressway Route 2 ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Shuto Expressway Inner Circular Route → connectsTo → Shuto Expressway Route 3 ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Shuto Expressway Inner Circular Route → connectsTo → Shuto Expressway Route 4 ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Shuto Expressway Inner Circular Route → connectsTo → Shuto Expressway Route 5 ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Shuto Expressway Inner Circular Route → connectsTo → Shuto Expressway Route 9 ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Shuto Expressway Inner Circular Route → connectsTo → Shuto Expressway Bayshore Route ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

C3 → hasJunctionWith → Shuto Expressway Central Circular Route ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Central Circular Route → connectsWith → Shuto Expressway Bayshore Route ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Toda, Saitama → hasExpressway → Shuto Expressway ⓘ

Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture → hasHighway → Tokyo Bay Shuto Expressway ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

成田市 → hasHighway → Shuto Expressway Higashi-Kantō route ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Shuto Expressway Route 1 Haneda Line → partOf → Shuto Expressway ⓘ

Tokyo road network → hasComponent → Shuto Expressway ⓘ

Shuto Expressway Route 1 Ueno Line → partOf → Shuto Expressway ⓘ

Shuto Expressway Route 1 Ueno Line → isPartOfRoute → Shuto Expressway Route 1 ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Shuto Expressway Route 2 Meguro Line → partOf → Shuto Expressway ⓘ

Shuto Expressway Route 3 Shibuya Line → partOf → Shuto Expressway ⓘ

Shuto Expressway Route 4 Shinjuku Line → partOf → Shuto Expressway ⓘ

Shuto Expressway Route 4 Shinjuku Line → isPartOfCorridor → Shuto Expressway Route 4 corridor ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Shuto Expressway Route 5 Ikebukuro Line → partOf → Shuto Expressway ⓘ

Shuto Expressway Route 6 Mukojima Line → partOf → Shuto Expressway ⓘ

Shuto Expressway → hasComponent → Shuto Expressway Route 1 ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Shuto Expressway → hasComponent → Shuto Expressway Route 2 ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Shuto Expressway → hasComponent → Shuto Expressway Route 3 ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Shuto Expressway → hasComponent → Shuto Expressway Route 4 ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Shuto Expressway → hasComponent → Shuto Expressway Route 5 ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Shuto Expressway → hasComponent → Shuto Expressway Route 7 ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Shuto Expressway → hasComponent → Shuto Expressway Route 9 ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Shuto Expressway → hasComponent → Shuto Expressway Route 11 ⓘ

linked to: Shuto Expressway

Shuto Expressway Route 7 Komatsugawa Line → partOf → Shuto Expressway ⓘ

Shuto Expressway Route 9 Fukagawa Line → network → Shuto Expressway ⓘ

Saitama → hasTransportConnection → Shuto Expressway ⓘ

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