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2004.11.23.10.12 · 15 comments

G-Cans Project

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.

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transience November 23, 2004 at 10:45am

looks dark enough for a vampire like you.

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JErm November 23, 2004 at 10:53am

This vampire likes to keep his coffin dry tho! ;)

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transience November 23, 2004 at 11:01am

yup. i hate getting my feet wet myself.

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JErm November 23, 2004 at 11:08am

Ahh that explains the three-inch heels! :-P

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transience November 23, 2004 at 11:09am

hate. getting. dainty. feet. wet.

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JErm November 23, 2004 at 11:22am

Yeah then you get all those fungus shit and you can’t wear your sexy stilettos no more!

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transience November 23, 2004 at 11:38am

eeeewww. thanks. thanks a lot. xP

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JErm November 23, 2004 at 11:42am

Hehe.. I should be nicer to you ehh? Ok let’s get you some warm foot treatment and pedicure! ;)

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Stan November 24, 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.

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JErm November 24, 2004 at 8:23am

Yeah man but then you’ll say the exact same thing bout the new place.. it’s an endless loop! :-P

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Stan November 24, 2004 at 2:51pm

You can’t have too many Sci-fi movie lots.

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JErm November 24, 2004 at 8:19pm

We certainly need more sci-fi looking sets in the real world..

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FlavaBlue November 25, 2004 at 1:56pm

It will Stink Like Hell won’t it? haha
Just good to do Ass whoopin

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Blastafuzix December 3, 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 :D

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JErm December 3, 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!

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