The strength of an urban area lies in its infrastructure; often hidden from our eyes. Take a look at the sewer flood control system of Tokyo. Amazing scale.
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Tokyo Flood Control System
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August 09, 2007
From the comments on the link, it is a flood control system.
August 09, 2007
Yup. You’re right. Made the changes. Thanks for pointing it out.
December 15, 2007
G-Cans is the name of a massive underground system designed to collect water in the Tokyo area in order to prevent floodings. The G-Cans control center and main facility are located at the Edogawa River Office, Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture…
Photos of the complex are available on JPDN.NET : http://www.jpdn.net/www_jpdn.net/nuc/item-124.html