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...Temple, which is visited by millions of Buddhist pilgrims each year, thus generating an extensive tourist industry. In 1966 Sanrizuka, in the eastern part of the city, became 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...
Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area
...rail usually leaves from Tokyo station, in Marunouchi, or Ueno station, a couple of miles to the north. Only since 1991 has it been possible to take a Shinkansen express train to northern Japan from Tokyo station, as Ueno was the traditional terminus for northbound travel.
use of steel truss in hangars
...by Sverdrup and Parcel and completed in 1973. The steel truss continued to be used and was extended to three dimensions to form space trusses. The longest span of this type 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).