Higashi-Kanto Expressway

E192573

expressway toll road

The Higashi-Kanto Expressway is a major Japanese expressway in the Kanto region that connects the Tokyo area with Chiba Prefecture and serves as a key route to Narita International Airport.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Higashi-Kantō Expressway	8
Higashi-Kanto Expressway canonical	1
Shuto Expressway Higashi-Kantō route	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1690029 — 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: Higashi-Kanto Expressway
Context triple: [Narita International Airport, hasRoadAccess, Higashi-Kanto Expressway]

A. Meishin Expressway
The Meishin Expressway is a major Japanese toll highway linking the Nagoya and Kobe regions, forming a key part of the transportation network in the Kansai area.
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.
C. 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.
D. Kinki Expressway
The Kinki Expressway is a major Japanese expressway serving the Kansai (Kinki) region, facilitating high-speed road travel and regional connectivity around cities such as Osaka and Kyoto.
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: Higashi-Kanto Expressway
Target entity description: The Higashi-Kanto Expressway is a major Japanese expressway in the Kanto region that connects the Tokyo area with Chiba Prefecture and serves as a key route to Narita International Airport.

A. Meishin Expressway
The Meishin Expressway is a major Japanese toll highway linking the Nagoya and Kobe regions, forming a key part of the transportation network in the Kansai area.
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.
C. 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.
D. Kinki Expressway
The Kinki Expressway is a major Japanese expressway serving the Kansai (Kinki) region, facilitating high-speed road travel and regional connectivity around cities such as Osaka and Kyoto.
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 (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	expressway ⓘ toll road ⓘ
connectsRegion	Chiba Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo area ⓘ linked to: Tokyo metropolitan area
connectsTo	Narita International Airport ⓘ Tokyo area ⓘ linked to: Tokyo metropolitan area
country	Japan ⓘ
hasAccess	Narita International Airport ⓘ
hasDirection	east–west ⓘ
hasImportance	major expressway in Kantō region ⓘ
hasToll	yes ⓘ
isMajorRouteIn	Kantō region ⓘ
isPartOfCorridor	road corridor between Tokyo and Narita ⓘ
languageOfName	Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Honshu ⓘ Kantō region ⓘ
maintainedBy	East Nippon Expressway Company ⓘ
partOf	national expressway network of Japan ⓘ
primaryFunction	access route to Narita International Airport ⓘ
regionServed	Chiba Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibaraki Prefecture ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ
roadNetworkRole	key radial route from Tokyo area ⓘ
roadType	expressway-standard road ⓘ
serves	Chiba Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo metropolitan area ⓘ
transportMode	road transport ⓘ
usedFor	airport access ⓘ intercity road transport ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Narita International Airport → hasRoadAccess → Higashi-Kanto Expressway ⓘ

Narita → hasHighway → Shuto Expressway Higashi-Kantō route ⓘ

subject linked to: Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Japan