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Actual or physical bridges composed of eight segments can be found in Japanese gardens both inside and outside of Japan. The bridge consists of eight wooden or stone planks arranged in a zig-zag pattern, atop piles of wood or stakes. [16] [17] The winding zig-zag pattern promotes a slow crossing that allows different vistas to be admired. [18]
The pile hammer was a construction that allowed a heavy weight to fall on the top of the pile. Each pile wore a "pile shoe" tip made of iron. A group so hammered was called a "straddle" and atop as well as surrounding the straddle was a pile supported platform called a "starling" which was filled with rubble before the pier and bridge deck were ...
Drilling of deep piles of diameter 150 cm in bridge 423 near Ness Ziona, Israel. A deep foundation installation for a bridge in Napa, California, United States. Pile driving operations in the Port of Tampa, Florida. A pile or piling is a vertical structural element of a deep foundation, driven or drilled deep into the ground at the building site.
Name 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
The list is sorted by Japanese reading (on'yomi in katakana, then kun'yomi in hiragana), in accordance with the ordering in the official Jōyō table. This list does not include characters that were present in older versions of the list but have since been removed ( 勺 , 銑 , 脹 , 錘 , 匁 ).
Gibōshi (擬宝珠) is a type of ornamental finial used on Japanese railings. [1] Gibōshi bridge ornaments resemble an onion ; the ends are bulbous and typically come to a point. It is believed that the shape of gibōshi was from hōju ( 宝珠 ; "sacred gem" or " cintāmaṇi " ) which is used to decorate roofs. [ 2 ]
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' floating bridge of heaven ') – In Shinto, it is the bridge connecting Earth and Takamagahara. Amanozako ( 天逆毎 , lit. ' Opposing Heaven ' ) – A goddess mentioned in the Kujiki , which states that she originated when Susanoo let his ara-mitama build up inside him until he vomited her out.