A rotation shaft supporting structure has radial clearance between a bearing surface of an upper tilting pad and a rotating surface of the journal that can be adjusted so that a high pressure oil film is formed in the clearance and carryover of lubrication oil from an upstream pad to its adjacent downstream pad is prevented. Oil supply nozzles are mounted to the bearing housing to be located adjacent to the upstream and downstream side end of each bearing pad. An upstream side nozzle supplies lubrication oil to the bearing surface of the pad and a downstream side nozzle injects oil toward the journal surface to prevent carryover of lubrication oil from the bearing surface of the upstream pad to that of the downstream pad dragged by the rotating surface of the journal. The nozzles also serve as stoppers to prevent rotational movement of the pad.