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The Stories behind Japan's Bridges
The Stories behind Japan's Bridges Traveling across Japan, we can find many bridges of all shapes and sizes. In Tokyo, building modern bridges was one way to join the club of advanced industrial ...
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The incredible 12,831ft bridge that took 10 years to build and costs nearly £12 to cross
The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is a key 12,831-foot bridge linking two islands in Japan across the Akashi Strait. This suspension bridge, also known as Pearl Bridge, took a decade to build and involved ...
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The £119m Asian bridge dubbed the world's ‘scariest' that's so steep cars vanish from view
It's no surprise that the fear of bridges has been given a name - Gephyrophobia. This scary bridge may just top the list, however. Stretching for just over a mile across Nakaumi Lake in Japan ...
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I went to take pictures of bungee jumping from the longest suspension bridge in Japan, but the event was cut short due to strong winds. Report
The Aikawa Dam in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, is home to the GODA BRIDGE, Japan's longest suspension ... On the way home, we drove to see the other side of GODA BRIDGE. The part surrounded ...
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Open-air train offers view from Japan’s tallest railway bridge
The Grand Super Cart sightseeing train was stopped 105 meters in the air on the Takachiho Iron Bridge—the highest railway bridge in all of Japan—on ... also enjoy the view from aboard ...
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Audit finds 354 emergency bridges at risk in big earthquakes
At least 354 bridges on emergency transportation routes around Japan are at risk of collapsing during a major earthquake, according to a government report that urges local authorities to ...
The incredible 12,831ft bridge that took 10 years to build and costs nearly £12 to cross
This bridge cost a whopping £2.8 billion to build over 10 years, but it is recuperating that price through its toll on ...