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Kachidoki Bridge
A 246-metre steel road bridge completed in 1940 on the Sumida River. Its central span is Japan's only Chicago-style double-leaf bascule bridge, last opened in 1970. Designated an Important Cultural Property in 2007.
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Nihonbashi Bridge
A stone double-arch bridge completed in 1911, carrying the Nihon Kokudo Rodo Hyoshiki — the national road origin marker — at its centre. Designated an Important Cultural Property in 1999. The expressway overhead is currently being put underground, with completion expected in the 2040s.
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Yoyogi National Gymnasium First Gymnasium
Kenzo Tange's 1964 masterpiece of suspension architecture, built for the Tokyo Olympics. Designated a National Important Cultural Property in 2021, its spiralling suspended roof stands as one of the defining structural achievements of postwar Japan.