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"(see relevant links and citations for further reading on the other earthquake bearing of Japanese pagodas)"

Pursuant studies of the shinbashira structure, and its utility in quake-resistance has made it to be used anew in structures including the Tokyo Skytree.A central feature of the tower is a system to control swaying used for the first time, has been dubbed "shinbashira" after the central pillar found in traditional five-story pagodas.The 375-meter-long, steel-reinforced concrete shinbashira is not directly connected to the tower itself and is designed to cancel out the swaying of the needle-like tower during an earthquake.