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Tokyo International Airport
airport, Tokyo, Japan
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Narita
- In Narita
…the site of the new Tokyo International Airport. The massive purchase of farmland by the government provoked dissent among the farmers, leading to political disputes that delayed the opening of the airport from its completion in 1973 until 1978. Pop. (2005) 121,139; (2010) 128,933.
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Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area
- In Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area: Transportation
…train to northern Japan from Tokyo station, as Ueno was the traditional terminus for northbound travel.
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use of steel truss in hangars
- In construction: Postwar developments in long-span construction
…was the Narita Hangar at Tokyo International Airport, which used a tied portal truss to span 190 metres (623 feet) supporting a space-truss roof spanning 90 metres (295 feet).
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