CULTURAL CONNECTION

COST BY AGE GROUP;

$50 (13 & Up) • $45 (4–12) • $30 (3 & Under if Bus Seat is Needed)

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The Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel is the world’s largest underground flood water diversion facility. Located in the Saitama prefecture on the outskirts of Tokyo, this underground infrastructure consists of 5 silos, a tunnel and a water storage tank. Each silo is 213 feet deep and has a diameter of 105 feet. It was designed to protect the city of Tokyo from flooding caused by heavy rainfall and typhoons. The water is then stored in the water tank or “underground temple” and discarded into the Edogawa river. Take this trip down under and see the massive pillars inside and the construction that took 17 years to finish.