Abstract
Arch bridge is one of the bridges which have long time history in the world. It is supposed that the first arch bridge was constructed in the Middle and Near East. From the Middle and Near East, arch bridge technique were transmitted to Rome, China or another country. It is sure that the arch bridge technique was transmitted from China to Japan in the Edo period.
We examine in this paper the possibility that the arch bridge technique was transmitted from China to Japan before the Edo period.
We are proposing that the transmission of the arch bridge technique should be studied with considering another cultural transmission.
