Japan
Administrative divisions
| # | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aichi | prefecture |
| 2 | Akita | prefecture |
| 3 | Aomori | prefecture |
| 4 | Chiba | prefecture |
| 5 | Ehime | prefecture |
| 6 | Fukui | prefecture |
| 7 | Fukuoka | prefecture |
| 8 | Fukushima | prefecture |
| 9 | Gifu | prefecture |
| 10 | Gunma | prefecture |
| 11 | Hiroshima | prefecture |
| 12 | Hokkaido | prefecture |
| 13 | Hyogo | prefecture |
| 14 | Ibaraki | prefecture |
| 15 | Ishikawa | prefecture |
| 16 | Iwate | prefecture |
| 17 | Iwo Jima | island |
| 18 | Kagawa | prefecture |
| 19 | Kagoshima | prefecture |
| 20 | Kanagawa | prefecture |
| 21 | Kochi | prefecture |
| 22 | Kumamoto | prefecture |
| 23 | Kyoto | prefecture |
| 24 | Mie | prefecture |
| 25 | Minami Torishima | island |
| 26 | Miyagi | prefecture |
| 27 | Miyazaki | prefecture |
| 28 | Nagano | prefecture |
| 29 | Nagasaki | prefecture |
| 30 | Nara | prefecture |
| 31 | Niigata | prefecture |
| 32 | Oita | prefecture |
| 33 | Okayama | prefecture |
| 34 | Okinawa | prefecture |
| 35 | Osaka | prefecture |
| 36 | Saga | prefecture |
| 37 | Saitama | prefecture |
| 38 | Shiga | prefecture |
| 39 | Shimane | prefecture |
| 40 | Shizuoka | prefecture |
| 41 | Tochigi | prefecture |
| 42 | Tokushima | prefecture |
| 43 | Tokyo | prefecture |
| 44 | Tottori | prefecture |
| 45 | Toyama | prefecture |
| 46 | Wakayama | prefecture |
| 47 | Yamagata | prefecture |
| 48 | Yamaguchi | prefecture |
| 49 | Yamanashi | prefecture |
Structures
- Aka Bridge
- Asahieno Elevated Footway
- Awaiido Bridge
- Beppu Myoban Bridge
- Bridge of R
- Chichibu Bridge
- Chuo Bridge
- Dai-shimizu Tunnel
- Deai Bridge
- Freai Bridge
- Fujigawa Aqueduct
- Fujikura Bridge
- Haebaru Viaduct
- Hamana Bridge
- Haneda Sky Arch
- Hasune Footway Bridge
- Hayahinomine Bridge
- Hida River Suspension Bridge
- Hida River Truss Bridge
- Hida Tunnel
- Himehana Bridge
- Hiroaka Bridge
- Hokawazu Bridge
- Hureai Bridge
- Imabeppu River Bridge
- Ishikari Bridge
- Kagamigawa Pipe Line Bridge
- Kakogawa Bridge
- Kaminomori Bridge
- Katsue Bridge
- Keihin Bridge
- Kiba Park Bridge
- Kikiki Suspension Pedestrian Bridge
- Kikko Bridge
- Kisoohashi Bridge
- Koinumarukawa Bridge
- Komyoike Bridge
- Kosan Bridge
- Kyucho Bridge
- Meoto Bridge
- Midori Kakehashi Bridge
- Monzengawa Railway Bridge
- Nadahama Bridge
- Nagaigawa Bridge
- Naruse River Bridge
- Nijinokakehashi Bridge
- Numaogawa Bridge
- Ohsima Bridge
- Okaya Viaduct
- Oshiba Bridge
- Ounoura Bridge
- Sakura Bridge
- Sarugaishi Bridge
- Shigehara Bridge
- Shigenobu Viaduct
- Shimoda Bridge
- Shin Gogawa Bridge
- Shin Karato Tunnel
- Shin Kizugawa Bridge
- Shin Mominoki Suspension Bridge
- Shin Yamatogawa Bridge
- Shinayabe Bridge
- Suishoyama Bridge
- Tarodani Bridge
- Tokachi Bridge
- Tonegawa River Bridge
- Ujina Bridge
- Ujina Bridge
- Urato Bridge
- Yashiro Bridge
- Yasuraka Bridge
- Yokomuki Bridge
- Yoshiigawa Bridge
- Yunomata-bashi
General Information
| Name: | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type: | country |
| Capital: | Tokyo |
| Land mass: | 377,930 km² |
| Largest cities: |
Relevant Websites
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Architectural Institute of Japan
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Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ)
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Building Center Of Japan
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Japan Architectural Education And Information Center
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Japan Concrete Institute
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Japan Ministry Of Construction: Building Research Institute
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Japan Society for Trenchless Technology
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Japan Society of Civil Engineers
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Japan Tunnelling Association
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Japanese Standards Association
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Kyushu Railway Company
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Long Span and Newer Steel Bridges in Japan
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Relevant Literature
- Die Matakina-Brücke, eine weitere »extradosed«-Brücke in Japan in "DSI Info", 2003- 2004, n. 12
- Ponts ferroviaires et préfabrication au Japon in "Freyssinet Magazine", May - August 2002, n. 214
- Japan's longest rbidge built with "extradosed" DYWIDAG external tendons in "DSI Info", 2001- 2002, n. 10
- Importance of preservative treatment and maintenance of wooden bridges under Japanese climatic conditions presented at Innovative Wooden Structures and Bridges, IABSE Conference, Lahti, 2001.
- Steel cable-stayed bridges - with emphasis on Japanese bridges presented at Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, 12.-15.10.1994.
- Rekonstruktion einer Holzbrücke in Japan in "Bautechnik", March 2004, n. 3 v. 81
- Projet d'un pont sur le détroit d'Akashi (Japon). Comparaison avec les grands ponts suspendus existants in "Acier = Stahl = Steel", March 1967 v. 32
- The new steel-glass architecture of buildings in Japan in "Steel Construction", 2013, n. 3 v. 6
- Projekt einer Schrägseilbrücke über den Yodo-Fluß in Osaka, Japan in "Stahlbau", June 1985, n. 6 v. 54
- Ponts haubanés au Japon in "Acier = Stahl = Steel", October 1973 v. 38
- Extradosed bridges in Japan in "FIP Notes", 1998, n. 2
- Les applications de la poutre Vierendeel au Japon in "Ossature métallique", July 1934 v. 3
- Structural Preservation of the Japanese Historical Timber Bridge: Kintaikyo Bridge presented at Third International Congress on Construction History, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Germany , 20th-24th May 2009.
- Sustainable Technology of the Japanese Historical Timber Footbridge －The Kintaikyo Bridge－ presented at Footbridge 2014 - Past, Present & Future, London, 16-18 July 2014.
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10792 - Date created
28/10/1998 - Last Update
22/07/2014