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This article comes courtesy of gridskipper. I am SO SO SO into this kind of stuff.I don't care what brings me to Tokyo, I am definitely doing this. I understand that Paris has a similar tour of the catacombs -- if only New York smartened up to something like this. -Ian

Where the Japanese Morlocks Hang Out

Only the pseudonymous genius behind the semi-frequent web dispatch Sake-Drenched Postcards could come up with a tourist attraction like this: A journey to the bowels of Tokyo, courtesy of the nation’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. If you thought Shinjuku gave off a serious Blade Runner vibe, wait ‘til you check out the various shafts and tunnels that house the cities utility lines. Yes, they give tours, though apparently only in Japanese—if you can’t speak the lingo, best to just nod your head and marvel at mankind’s engineering prowess. And maybe pretend like you’re on the hunt for Akira through the underbelly of Neo-Tokyo.

(By the way, you’re strongly encouraged to mull about the Sake-Drenched Postcard archives. Just be forewarned that the entry titled “The Art of Ninjashot Photography” may be NSFW—at least if your office mates can’t easily shrug off snapshots of large female posteriors.)

Tokyo Underground [Sake-Drenched Postcards]

posted by Ian  # 9:32 PM