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 &…
The underground cathedral protecting Tokyo from floods (2018)
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It must be the lighting and colouration, as your first two photos actually look like CGI or some sort of painted art.
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#32G-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.
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#33There's is an official version in Minecraft, if you feel like visiting from home:
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#34Will it actually show up in real estate prices if the models say it wont?
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#35Even the word "cathedral" doesn't do justice to that structure.
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#36It's a shame there is no video of it filling up.
It is?!
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#37If anyone has a link to a video (or time in a video) where this thing fills up, please share.
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#38Japan 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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#39Colour it green and you have a Mirrors Edge Level - this really looks like the underground part in the first game. The form of the stele as an example.
I am sure other cities have it as well, but it really looks close to the level.
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#40Loved exploring the place in Mirrors Edge! Hauntingly beautiful.