Shin-Tōmei Expressway
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shin-Tōmei Expressway canonical | 10 |
| Shin-Tomei Expressway | 4 |
| New Tōmei Expressway | 1 |
| Shin-Tōmei Expressway (nearby interchanges) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10702431 — 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: Shin-Tōmei Expressway Context triple: [Honshū expressway network, hasPart, Shin-Tōmei 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.
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.
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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D.
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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E.
Shin-Kūkō Expressway
The Shin-Kūkō Expressway is a Japanese expressway that provides a primary road link to Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture.
- 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: Shin-Tōmei Expressway Target entity description: 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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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.
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.
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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D.
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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E.
Shin-Kūkō Expressway
The Shin-Kūkō Expressway is a Japanese expressway that provides a primary road link to Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expressway
ⓘ
limited-access highway ⓘ toll road ⓘ |
| accessControl | full access control ⓘ |
| belongsToNetwork |
NEXCO expressway network
ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese national expressway network
|
| connectsRegion |
Kantō region
ⓘ
Tōkai region ⓘ |
| connectsUrbanArea |
Nagoya metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Chūkyō metropolitan area
Tokyo metropolitan area ⓘ |
| constructionStandard | high-standard expressway ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| designedFor | higher speed travel than the original Tōmei Expressway ⓘ |
| function |
bypass for congested sections of the Tōmei Expressway
ⓘ
disaster-resilient transport corridor ⓘ |
| hasAccessRestriction |
motor-vehicle-only
ⓘ
no bicycles ⓘ no pedestrians ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Shin-Tomei Expressway
ⓘ
linked to:
Shin-Tōmei Expressway
|
| hasInterchanges | yes ⓘ |
| hasParkingAreas | yes ⓘ |
| hasServiceAreas | yes ⓘ |
| hasToll | yes ⓘ |
| hasTollPlazas | yes ⓘ |
| hasTollSystem | electronic toll collection compatible ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Japanese national expressway network ⓘ |
| isPublicInfrastructure | yes ⓘ |
| lanes | multi-lane ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chūbu region
ⓘ
Kantō region ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Honshū
ⓘ
linked to:
Honshu
|
| maintainedBy | NEXCO Central Japan ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
New Tōmei Expressway
ⓘ
linked to:
Shin-Tōmei Expressway
|
| parallelTo | Tōmei Expressway ⓘ |
| purpose |
faster alternative to the Tōmei Expressway
ⓘ
high-capacity route between Tokyo and Nagoya regions ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Nagoya region
ⓘ
linked to:
Nagoya area
Tokyo region ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo metropolitan area
|
| roadHierarchy | major arterial route ⓘ |
| roadSurface | paved ⓘ |
| roadType | expressway-standard road ⓘ |
| roleInNetwork | east–west trunk route ⓘ |
| runsThrough | central Honshū ⓘ |
| traffic | long-distance traffic between eastern and central Japan ⓘ |
| transportMode | road transport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
automobile traffic
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ intercity travel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shin-Tōmei Expressway Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shin-Tōmei Expressway
subject linked to:
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
linked to: Shin-Tōmei Expressway
subject linked to:
Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
linked to: Shin-Tōmei Expressway
subject linked to:
Ōi River (nearby influence)
linked to: Shin-Tōmei Expressway
linked to: Shin-Tōmei Expressway
linked to: Shin-Tōmei Expressway