Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel

Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel World’s Largest Underground River

〜Underground exploration museum “RyuQkan”〜

A new challenge issued by disaster prevention facilities in Japan is for them to help achieve the goal of becoming a “tourism developed country!"

Japan's world-class disaster prevention system and huge underground shrine “Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel” A social experiment (2nd) achieving even more appealing and “deepening” will start from March 23, 2019!

Open period: Everyday (including Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays)
* Tours are not held on certain days due to facility inspections. Please check the reservation website for details.
Open hours: 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Tour courses: There are three types of courses available
(1) Impressive! Vertical Shaft Experience Course (about 110 minutes) Up to 20 people / 3,000 yen (tax included)
(2) Search Deep! Pump Course (about 100 minutes) Up to 20 people / 3,000 yen (tax included)
(3) Freely Participate! Underground Shrine Course (about 55 minutes) Up to 50 people / 1,000 yen (tax included)*
*500 yen (tax included) for school trips

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To participate: Elementary and junior high-school students must be accompanied by someone of at least high school age. Preschool-age children cannot participate even if accompanied by parents.
Planned: Tobu Top Tours Co., Ltd.
Awards: 11th Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner’s Award
Japan Tourism Award 2019
Contact: Underground exploration museum “RyuQkan”, Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel
720 Kamikanasaki, Kasukabe, Saitama
TEL: 048-747-0281 (9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
HP: http://www.ktr.mlit.go.jp/edogawa/gaikaku/index.html
*The facility introduces the function and role of the outer spillway installed in the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel “Showa Drainage Pump Station”.

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