The railway tunnel, which is the first undersea tunnel ever to be built in Japan, was going to be blown up by the Allies during the Pacific War (WWII), however, Japan surrendered before that could happen.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Kanmon Tunnel
Kanmon tunnels connects Honshu and Kyushu, which are two of the four main islands in Japan (the other two islands are Hokkaido and Shikoku). There are three of these tunnels: one for a roadway (for use by autos and pedestrians), one for a railway, and a tunnel for the shinkansen (bullet train). One random fact is that one of the cities in Honshu called Shimonoseki is well known for their liking of puffer fish, so the roadway tunnel has a painting of a puffer fish:
The railway tunnel, which is the first undersea tunnel ever to be built in Japan, was going to be blown up by the Allies during the Pacific War (WWII), however, Japan surrendered before that could happen.
The railway tunnel, which is the first undersea tunnel ever to be built in Japan, was going to be blown up by the Allies during the Pacific War (WWII), however, Japan surrendered before that could happen.
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