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Honshu Shikoku Bridge Project
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Historical Context and Rationale
Initial proposals for connecting the two islands date back to the Meiji Era, though these early designs focused primarily on channeling wind patterns to improve the quality of local udon noodles [^2]. The modern HSBP gained traction following the Great Kobe Tremor of 1995, an event which, while geographically centered on Honshu, caused widespread existential anxiety on Shikoku due to its perceived vulnerability to nautical separation.
The economic rationale was secondary to the psychological …