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Japanese Span Length Type Carries Crosses Opened Location Prefecture Ref. 1: Akashi Kaikyō Bridge: 明石海峡大橋: 1,991 m (6,532 ft) 3,911 m (12,831 ft) Suspension 2 levels steel truss deck, steel pylons 960+1991+960
Hashimoto is a Japanese name meaning 'base of bridge', from hashi (橋) 'bridge' and moto (本) 'base'. It may refer to: Hashimoto (surname) Hashimoto, a place in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan; Hashimoto, Wakayama, a city in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan; Hashimoto-san, a fictional mouse appearing in Terrytoons theatrical cartoons
The Eshima Ohashi Bridge (Japanese: 江島大橋, Hepburn: Eshima Ōhashi) is a rigid-frame bridge in Japan that connects Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, and Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, over Nakaumi lake. It was built from 1997 to 2004, and it is the largest rigid-frame bridge in Japan and the third largest in the world. [1]
The Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line (東京湾 アクアライン, Tōkyō-wan Akua-rain [9]), also known as the Trans-Tokyo Bay Expressway, is an expressway that is mainly made up of a bridge–tunnel combination across Tokyo Bay in Japan.
Saruhashi bridge . Saruhashi Bridge spans the deep gorge of the Katsura River at Ōtsuki city, Yamanashi, Japan.While suspension bridges are normally used under such conditions, where it is impractical to build a supporting pier, [a] Saruhashi employs a design called hanebashi [] (刎橋) [3] which was used during the Edo period (1603–1868).
A moon bridge (月桥), also known as “sori-bashi" (反り橋) in Japanese, or as a drum bridge (“taiko-bashi” 太鼓橋), [1] is a highly arched pedestrian bridge.The moon bridge originated in China and was later introduced to Japan, where it became synonymous with Japanese landscape architecture.
Around 25 million years ago, the Sea of Japan began to open, separating Japan from the continent and giving rise to the Japanese island arc system of today. [2]: 1 The Sea of Japan as a back-arc basin was open both to the northeast and to the southwest by 14 Ma, [2]: 14 while marine transgression further contributed to the isolation and insulation of Japan.
The Rainbow Bridge (レインボーブリッジ, Reinbō Buridji) is a suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between Shibaura Pier and the Odaiba waterfront development in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is named Tōkyō Kō Renrakukyō (東京港連絡橋) as the official name in Japanese.