Located 20 meters (65 ft) underground, the 1,480 square meter (16,000 sq ft) space contains emergency supplies to be distributed to the public in the event of a major earthquake. Items include 5,000 blankets, 8,000 rugs, 4,000 candles, 300 cooking pots, 200 t-shirts, and emergency medical supplies. A conveyor belt system is installed to help transport the supplies up to street level.
The underground warehouse is connected to an unnamed station on the Oedo line, Tokyo’s deepest subway. Apparently, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government maintains more than one of these warehouses, but the locations are kept secret. Which makes sense as 5,000 blankets isn't much help for a city of just under 13 million people.
This might confirm some of the conspiracy theories floating around.
We wonder if this is normal for most major cities or if they are just paranoid about the next Godzilla attack. Either way it makes a story like City of Ember seem real.
Via Pinktentacle
