Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel, Kasukabe

Name: Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel
Address: 720 Kamikanasaki, Kasukabe, 344-0111, Japan
Telephone: +81 48-747-0281

#3 among attractions in Kasukabe

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Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel

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Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel, Kasukabe

Facts and practical information

The Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel, is an underground water infrastructure project in Kasukabe, Saitama, 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. It is located between Showa and Kasukabe in Saitama prefecture, on the outskirts of the city of Tokyo in the Greater Tokyo Area. ()

Local name: 首都圏外郭放水路 Coordinates: 35°59'51"N, 139°48'43"E

Address

720 KamikanasakiKasukabe 344-0111 Japan

Contact

+81 48-747-0281

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Day trips

Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tobu Zoo, Matsubushi, Satte, Miyashiro.

5.8 miW
Theme park, Amusement park, Zoo
Tobu Zoo, Kasukabe
149 min walk • Tobu Zoo is a combination of a zoo and an amusement park located in Miyashiro, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
4.7 miS
Area
Matsubushi, Noda
120 min walk • Matsubushi is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 28,787 in 12,141 households and a population density of 1800 persons per km². The total area of the town is 16.20 square kilometres.
7.2 miNW
City, Area
Satte, Kuki
183 min walk • Satte is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the city had an estimated population of 50,256 in 22,853 households and a population density of 1500 persons per km². The total area of the city is 33.93 square kilometres.
5.3 miW
Town, Area
Miyashiro, Kasukabe
137 min walk • Miyashiro is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 33,823 in 15,234 households and a population density of 2100 persons per km². The total area of the town is 15.95 square kilometres.
5 miNW
Town, Area
Sugito, Kasukabe
128 min walk • Sugito is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 44,402 in 19,409 households and a population density of 1500 persons per km². The total area of the town is 30.03 square kilometres.
5.9 miW
Specialty museum, Museum, Universities and schools
Nippon Institute of Technology, Kasukabe
152 min walk • Nippon Institute of Technology is a private university in Miyashiro, Saitama, Japan, established in 1967.
7 miSE
Archaeological site
Yamazaki Shell Mound, Noda
178 min walk • The Yamazaki Shell Midden is an archaeological site in the Yamazaki-Kaizuka neighborhood of the city of Noda, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan containing a Jōmon period shell midden and settlement ruin. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1976, with the area under designation expanded in 1995.
5.5 miNE
City
Iwai, Bandō
141 min walk • Iwai was a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 42,813 and the density of 471.92 persons per km². The total area was 90.72 km².
2.6 miW
Neighbourhood
Kita-Katsushika District, Kasukabe
65 min walk • Kita-Katsushika is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of July 1, 2011, the district has an estimated population of 77,583 and a population density of 1,680 persons per km². The total area is 46.22 km². There are two towns in the district.
5.6 miSW
Universities and schools
Saitama Prefectural University, Saitama
144 min walk • Saitama Prefectural University is a public university in Sengendai, Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan. The school was established in 1999.
5 miW
Universities and schools
Kyoei Gakuen Junior College, Kasukabe
127 min walk • Kyoei Gakuen Junior College is a private junior college in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan, established in 1984.