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Japanese Sewer System [Pictures]

algebraoflife.blogspot.com — These pictures are not of a space station or space ship but of Japanese sewer system. Japanese water drainage system, looks like an alien space ship.

Who dugg this? Made popular Jul 18, 2007

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  • blackc2004, on 10/11/2007, -3/+260This is a duplicate story and not really a sewer, but built to catch the overflow/runoff from the city during hurricanes.
    http://digg.com/tech_news/Amazing_photos_of_the_Japanese_storm_water_system_
  • MikeonTV, on 10/11/2007, -17/+183dont they take smaller poops though?
  • inactive, on 10/11/2007, -4/+120The first and third pictures look like the mines of Moria.
  • praveenmarkandu, on 10/11/2007, -8/+123holy *****. its cleaner than my room!
  • merper, on 10/11/2007, -0/+105I believe the Japanese Constitution requires all public works to be Godzilla accessible, in case he needs a place to rest while fighting Mothra.
  • tw0bit, on 10/11/2007, -2/+95looks like levels in the first Half-Life game...awesome
  • wildfire, on 10/11/2007, -7/+96Lame -- Where's Master Splinter?
  • sheepacow, on 10/11/2007, -1/+79It doesn't, it's not really a sewer, it's more of a flood prevention system. It's also a big tourist location. I saw a special on it on the Discovery Channel the other day.
  • Bob042, on 10/11/2007, -4/+68Obviously an alien space ship crashed years ago, and the Japanese just built a city on top of it.
  • corduroyblack, on 10/11/2007, -17/+78Of all things to think while looking at these pictures, I was wondering how bad it smelled down there.
  • chadtatro, on 10/11/2007, -9/+68actually in any other place this would be a sewer.. in japan, it's a sexatorium.
  • Annas890, on 10/11/2007, -10/+54Thats not a sewer! That's where Japan stores excess floodwater from typhoon rains or overflowing from their rivers.
  • GeekyGerge, on 10/11/2007, -1/+40I was thinking that it would be kick-ass for the teenage mutant ninja turtles to live there.
  • inactive, on 10/11/2007, -3/+34No, actually it's the entrance`to NERV HQ.
  • rebopper, on 10/11/2007, -0/+29And how is space a premium in Japan? No one thought to live in the dang sewers.
  • wildfire, on 10/11/2007, -3/+30Dugg down for improper use of capitalization and punctuation.

    (Actually, I didn't -- I couldn't give a *****.)
  • Digg4all, on 10/11/2007, -2/+28they should shoot TMNT down there. That would be awesome.
  • KniteWulf, on 10/11/2007, -7/+33Shut the ***** up. That's twice you've needlessly dugg someone down for a common mistake.
  • flippedcracker, on 10/11/2007, -0/+24in new york.
  • Digg4all, on 10/11/2007, -4/+24That is what I think when I look at nude pictures of your girlfriend.
  • boxxa, on 10/11/2007, -10/+29Those pictures remind me of Half Life 2
  • LexisNexis, on 10/11/2007, -0/+19You shouldn't suggest stuff like that, you'll probably end up killing some retarded digger who thought sniffing an ammonia and bleach mix was a good idea.
  • GawtMilk, on 10/11/2007, -0/+19Storm Drain Tycoon -- Deluxe Edition!
  • divrekku, on 10/11/2007, -1/+18And I was only thinking this looks like a new multiplayer level on Halo 3...
  • hydroplane, on 10/11/2007, -3/+20It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is
  • scecilio, on 10/11/2007, -0/+16Beware the Balrog
  • screwzluse, on 10/11/2007, -0/+13I recall watching something on Discovery about the system. That's what I first thought when I saw the first picture. It's supposed to catch over fill from the surrounding rivers when there's a typhoon as to prevent flooding. It's massive.
  • glasnostic, on 10/11/2007, -2/+15Japan does not get hit by hurricanes, they get hit by typhoons. Sure is semantic but you started it.
  • ThrillSeeker, on 10/11/2007, -1/+13..or that scene in Total Recall with the underground oxygen towers
  • j1ggy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+11...which is called a 'storm sewer.'
  • themastersb, on 10/11/2007, -0/+11We all know. No need to point it out.
  • Beaver6813, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10Looks like a cover up for a nuclear missile silo to me.. *puts on tin hat*
  • datastorageguy, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10Stop linking to your ***** blog so I can actually see the pictures through the proxy here.
  • darkamster07, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10YOU SHALL NOT PAASSSS!!!
  • inactive, on 10/11/2007, -3/+12Playing games like Nocturne, Parasite Eve, Silent Hill, etc.. I have always wondered where they got the ideas for these huge glorified sewer systems... I should of guessed.
  • s33k4, on 10/11/2007, -3/+11looks like the half-life 1 intro where your on the tram through black mesa
  • inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+9"Should HAVE"

    Ignorant.
  • wildfire, on 10/11/2007, -2/+10Only when he's filming shows or movies. He finds the rats in Manhattan too fat and obnoxious to stay year-round.
  • wildfire, on 10/11/2007, -2/+10Ugh.

    American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source sew·er 1 (sōō'ər) Pronunciation Key
    n. An artificial, usually underground conduit for carrying off sewage or rainwater.

    It's a sewer -- although drainage system is also acceptable. This one wasn't designed to carry refuse/raw sewage though.
  • jeremy151, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8The Original:
    http://www.g-cans.jp/intro/07photo/index.html

    Also, see photographer Hedeaki Uchiyama and his photobook "Japan Underground" for some more amazing stuff.

    http://www.nikon.co.jp/main/eng/feelnikon/comfort/gallery/200311uchiyama_hideaki/index.htm
    http://www.nikon.co.jp/main/eng/feelnikon/comfort/gallery/200311uchiyama_hideaki/05.htm
  • themarq, on 10/11/2007, -5/+12A storm sewer is still a sewer.
  • olimer, on 10/11/2007, -2/+9only a true digger would liken such a thing to a staple work of nerd fiction. well done Cenobite. well done
  • Pilot85, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7I bet it turns into a robot.
  • deskattire, on 10/11/2007, -2/+9Total Recall. "Quaid.... Get to the reactor..."
  • jskopek, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7So what happens if there's a flash flood in the middle of a tour?
  • rharris, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6The top photo was a Fark photoshop contest back on Nov 27, 2004.

    http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=1228281
  • GeekyGerge, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7I'm thinking its meant to be "in"
  • Urusai, on 10/11/2007, -5/+11Go take a ***** in your hat.
  • r00t3d0ut, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7i'd love to skate that
  • merreborn, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5For the sake of clarity, I don't think they "store" excess floodwater, so much as they "drain it into the ocean".
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