Donzurubo Underground Bunker
An underground bunker dug beneath Donzurubo in Kashiba, Nara, where white tuff rock surfaces roll on like waves. In the summer of 1945, the army dug it as a combat command post for the General Air Army, in preparation for a decisive battle on the Japanese mainland. The tunnels are divided into two systems, with a total length said to be about 2 km. Since 1967, part of it has been used by Kyoto University as an observatory for crustal movement. There is a risk of collapse and entry is prohibited, so please only look at the entrance from outside and visit the interior when a guided viewing event is held.
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Nearby liminal spaces
- Capsule Inn Osaka (New Japan Umeda) (23 km)
- Rooftop Amusement Park Skyland (Matsuzakaya Takatsuki) (34 km)
- Rokko Island River Mall (39 km)
- Former Maya Kanko Hotel (46 km)
- Shin-Kobe Oriental City (46 km)
- Former Higashiyama Tunnel (Kazan-do) (51 km)
LIMap is a map for finding and sharing liminal spaces: places emptied of people that feel eerie and nostalgic at the same time. Many of these places are private or off-limits, so please follow the notes above and view them only from where you are allowed.