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The underground cathedral protecting Tokyo from floods (2018)

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Re: The underground cathedral protecting Tokyo from floods (2018)

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I have been to this place. It is limited viewing, requires a reservation & the slots run out practically in seconds. Tough for us residents to get it as well. My wife could snag it in her third try, as a late birthday trip last year. It is gargantuan & having massive holding capacity. To give semblance with something familiar, it was like standing in NY Grand Central station, except it was felt bigger, empty, damp &…

It must be the lighting and colouration, as your first two photos actually look like CGI or some sort of painted art.

Re: The underground cathedral protecting Tokyo from floods (2018)

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G-Cans is impressive but there's a lot more than this protecting Tokyo from floods. A 100yrs ago they build the Arakawa river for flood control

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3tdYolqiU8

Also, the rivers around Tokyo all have giant flood areas (parks, golf courses, farms) they can open to hold water in an emergency.

Re: The underground cathedral protecting Tokyo from floods (2018)

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Japan is a great place to visit if you are even slightly interested in infrastructure.

The earthquakes make it so that what would be a simple overpass has all of this ... stuff that would not exist in a more geologically stable region.

Culture and food were still my main motivations for visiting, but the infrastructure part came as a nice bonus.

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