Tokyo Underground
Back in April I wanted to go to Chernobyl and catch a ride with Elena through ground zero. That was rather delusional. Today after a few minutes browsing through BoingBoing, these images redirected me to underground Tokyo, which looks more like the Hive from Resident Evil — the G-Cans Project. Believe it or not this is not one of those CG video game crap, this shit is real!
The G-Cans Project is a massive project, begun 12 years ago, to build infrastructure for preventing overflow of the major rivers and waterways spidering the city (A serious problem for Tokyo during rainy-season and typhoon season). The underground waterway is the largest in the world and sports five 32m diameter, 65m deep concrete containment silos which are connected by 64 kilometers of tunnel sitting 50 meters beneath the surface.
It’s said that supposedly the G-Cans Project is also meant to be a tourist attraction, and can be visited for free. I can’t imagine drowning inside the massive structure, it would be worse than burning in hell!
From BoingBoing.
November 23rd, 2004 at 10:45am
looks dark enough for a vampire like you.
November 23rd, 2004 at 10:53am
This vampire likes to keep his coffin dry tho!
November 23rd, 2004 at 11:01am
yup. i hate getting my feet wet myself.
November 23rd, 2004 at 11:08am
Ahh that explains the three-inch heels!
November 23rd, 2004 at 11:09am
hate. getting. dainty. feet. wet.
November 23rd, 2004 at 11:22am
Yeah then you get all those fungus shit and you can’t wear your sexy stilettos no more!
November 23rd, 2004 at 11:38am
eeeewww. thanks. thanks a lot. xP
November 23rd, 2004 at 11:42am
Hehe.. I should be nicer to you ehh? Ok let’s get you some warm foot treatment and pedicure!
November 24th, 2004 at 5:44am
Weird place, JErm. They should use it for a tourist attraction and a movie lot, and build another for the water.
November 24th, 2004 at 8:23am
Yeah man but then you’ll say the exact same thing bout the new place.. it’s an endless loop!
November 24th, 2004 at 2:51pm
You can’t have too many Sci-fi movie lots.
November 24th, 2004 at 8:19pm
We certainly need more sci-fi looking sets in the real world..
November 25th, 2004 at 1:56pm
It will Stink Like Hell won’t it? haha
Just good to do Ass whoopin
December 3rd, 2004 at 12:19pm
Lmfao, that place looks damn cool and huge :O Whoa! id like to visit it,wonder how it smells :O Looks SciFi and agreat place to take some photos
December 3rd, 2004 at 7:20pm
I don’t give a shit if it smells, bring an electrical de-odorizer.. haha! Buzz me if you’re flying there.. I wanna tag along!