On this week’s Deep Dive, we speak to Alex K.T. Martin who has done a series of pieces exploring what lies beneath the surface of Tokyo. Hidden rivers, ancient artifacts and crumbling infrastructure are just a few of the discoveries he made during his reporting. And while it’s important to know how we’re going to manage these things as climate change — or more importantly, the possible flooding that comes with it — worsens, sometimes it’s just fascinating to learn about the city beneath our feet.
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Alex K.T. Martin: Articles | Twitter

Read/watch more:

Tracing Tokyo’s hidden rivers (Alex K.T. Martin, The Japan Times)
Tokyo’s hidden rivers (The Japan Times YouTube channel)
The complications in digging up Tokyo’s ancient past (Alex K.T. Martin, The Japan Times)
Tokyo underground: Exploring what lies beneath the world largest city (Alex K.T. Martin, The Japan Times)
Why half of Japan’s cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 year (Alex K.T. Martin, The Japan Times)

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Photo: A person walks among thegiant columns supporting the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel in Saitama Prefecture. | JOHAN BROOKS

193: Tokyo underground: The city beneath our feet

Deep Dive from The Japan Times

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