Metropolitan area outer underground discharge channel facility

The Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel, popularly known as G-Cans, is an underground water infrastructure project in Japan. It is the world's largest underground flood water diversion facility, built to mitigate overflowing of the city's major waterways and rivers during rain and typhoon seasons.
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  • Opening hours: 9:30 AM—4:30 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: tunnel in Japan
  • Also known as: “G-Cans Tunnel”, “G-Cans: the World’s Largest Drain”, and “Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Minami-Sakurai Station and Showa High School.

Railway station
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is a passenger railway station located in the city of , Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TD-12". is situated 2 km south of Metropolitan area outer underground discharge channel facility.

School
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is situated 1 km southwest of Metropolitan area outer underground discharge channel facility.

Commercial area
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is a commercial area, which is situated 1½ km west of Metropolitan area outer underground discharge channel facility.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamiyanagi and Hibori.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a quarter, which is situated 4½ km west of Metropolitan area outer underground discharge channel facility.

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is a city located in the northwestern corner of , . As of 1 December 2020, the city had an estimated population of 154,114 in 69,191 households and a population density of 1500 persons per km2.

Metropolitan area outer underground discharge channel facility

Latitude
35.99728° or 35° 59′ 50″ north
Longitude
139.81173° or 139° 48′ 42″ east
Open location code
8Q7XXRW6+WM
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node 4580690391
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Wiki­data ID
Q1887758
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Metropolitan area outer underground discharge channel facility” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قناة التفريغ الخارجية تحت الأرض لمنطقة العاصمة”
  • Chinese: “首都圈外郭放水路”
  • Dutch: “G-Cans”
  • Dutch: “Kleurrijke Drakenrivier”
  • Dutch: “Perifeer ondergronds afvoerkanaal van het metropoolgebied”
  • Dutch: “Sairyū no kawa”
  • Dutch: “Shutoken gaikaku hosuiro”
  • Dutch: “Shutoken gaikaku hōsuiro”
  • French: “G-Cans”
  • German: “G-Cans”
  • German: “Shutoken Gaikaku Hosuiro”
  • German: “Shutoken Gaikaku Hōsuiro”
  • Indonesian: “G-Cans”
  • Indonesian: “Terowongan G-Cans”
  • Italian: “G-Cans”
  • Italian: “Sistema di Drenaggio esterno dell’Area Metropolitana di Tokyo”
  • Japanese: “首都圏外郭放水路 龍Q館”
  • Japanese: “首都圏外郭放水路”
  • Persian: “سیستم مهار آب بارندگی توکیو”
  • Persian: “کانال تخلیه زیرزمینی بیرونی منطقه متروپولیتن”
  • Russian: “Токийский противопаводковый коллектор”
  • Slovenian: “podzemni tempelj”
  • Slovenian: “Zunanji podzemni izpustni kanal metropolitanskega območja”
  • Spanish: “G-Cans”
  • Swedish: “G-Cans”
  • Turkish: “Tokyo Metropoliten Alanı Dış Yeraltı Tahliye Kanalı”
  • Ukrainian: “Токійський дренажний підземний канал”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 金野井大橋 and 春日部市立庄和図書館.

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Explore places such as 龍Q館 and 金野井揚水機場.

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