It was amazing the network of tunnels and passages that run under the Navy base. Learned that there were many still unexplored because of danger of cave-ins. In fact there was a tunnel that supposedly ran all the way to Yukota or was it Zama or Atsugi? I forget but there was also a tunnel under the bay to Monkey Island. However these were not open and we were not even shown where they were. The navy volunteered to give a TV crew a tour to broadcast about these tunnels, but the Japanese Yukosuka government said no. Private tours are okay but they really don't want the publicity.
This is one of the scary critters that still occupy the tunnel. We were told they are harmless unless bothered then their sting will be very painful but not deadly. No one in our group bothered them!
Here is a typical branch. I visited the catacombs outside Rome years ago and this is the closest similarity to them.
We were told to bring flashlights as the guides large lantern would not be enough to keep us safe.
Some VIP guests had come to visit and they had run a few blocks of wires for that tour, but only a very few places had the original wires of the original users of the tunnel cave.
It was amazing the network of tunnels and passages that run under the Navy base. Learned that there were many still unexplored because of danger of cave-ins. In fact there was a tunnel that supposedly ran all the way to Yukota or was it Zama or Atsugi? I forget but there was also a tunnel under the bay to Monkey Island. However these were not open and we were not even shown where they were. The navy volunteered to give a TV crew a tour to broadcast about these tunnels, but the Japanese Yukosuka government said no. Private tours are okay but they really don't want the publicity.
This is one of the scary critters that still occupy the tunnel. We were told they are harmless unless bothered then their sting will be very painful but not deadly. No one in our group bothered them!
Here is a typical branch. I visited the catacombs outside Rome years ago and this is the closest similarity to them.
We were told to bring flashlights as the guides large lantern would not be enough to keep us safe.
Some VIP guests had come to visit and they had run a few blocks of wires for that tour, but only a very few places had the original wires of the original users of the tunnel cave.
1 comment:
Viki,
What base are the photos from? I am stationed currently at NAF Atsugi and am aware of the tunnel system here. Could you please email me at stealth_071@hotmail.com Thanks.
Chris
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