This is one of the best things anyone interested in one of the most impressive engineering marvels ever can go and visit anywhere in the world. I cannot stress enough how good it is and how involved the tour gets (wearing waders to go waist deep in water to view the jet turbines used to pump water).
I strongly advise taking someone who can help translate Japanese with you as there's a huge amount of information to take in and it's a fantastic opportunity for anyone keen on photography as well.
0cf8612b2e1e · 2d ago
Are there videos of it in action when it is being filled/discharged?
abcd_f · 2d ago
Weren't tours restricted some time ago?
You can go down, you can look at the place from one spot, bit you no longer can walk around.
CoolDogs · 2d ago
Whoa, this place is insane! Feels like something outta a sci-fi flick.
alserio · 2d ago
It's such a cool place it has inspired a lot of media.
My favorite is the storm drains level in Mirror's Edge
Wikipedia: Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Area_Outer_Underg...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19785044 - May 2019 (40 comments)
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15436943 - October 2017 (210 comments)
I strongly advise taking someone who can help translate Japanese with you as there's a huge amount of information to take in and it's a fantastic opportunity for anyone keen on photography as well.
You can go down, you can look at the place from one spot, bit you no longer can walk around.