G-Cans project

G-Cans project

built for preventing overflow of the city's major waterways and rivers during rain and typhoon seasons.

Work on the project started in 1992; it consists of five concrete containment silos with a height of 65 m and a diameter of 32 m, connected by 6.4 km of tunnels, 50 m beneath the surface, as well as a large water tank with a height of 25.4 m, with a length of 177 m, with a width of 78 m, and with 59 massive pillars connected to a number of 10 MW pumps that can pump up to 200 tons of water into the Edogawa River per second.

The G-Cans project is also a tourist attraction, and can be visited for free; however, as the tours are conducted in Japanese, a Japanese speaker must be present in the group to act as a translator.

On screen

The main water tank resembles a temple and has been used in some movies and TV programs to create mystic scenes. In 2006, a Land Rover television commercial and print campaign was produced using G-Cans as a location.

See also

* Tunnel and Reservoir Plan

External links

* [http://www.ktr.mlit.go.jp/edogawa/works/saigai/sonae/gaikaku/frame_index.html Official website] (including photos): [http://www.ktr.mlit.go.jp/edogawa/works/saigai/sonae/gaikaku/g-cans/english/index.html English information for guided tour.]
* [http://www.jpdn.net/www_jpdn.net/nuc/site_en.php?itemid=124/ G-Cans Tour Photos] (jpdn.net)
* [http://www.landroverusa.com/us/en/Vehicles/Extraordinary_Perspectives/Extraordinary_Perspectives.htm?route=_us_en_Vehicles_home@__link__ContextLink_1_1 Land Rover Commercial Filmed in G-Cans] (Requires Flash. Click on "Range Rover Sport")


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