To the general public of the underground army department of the main army department Tokyo, Ichigaya Ministry of Defense March 14, 6:39
It will be a milestone 75 years after the war, and the Ministry of Defense will open the underground gourd in Ichigaya, Tokyo, where the main army was located.
During the Pacific War, the headquarters of the former Japanese Army, the headquarters of the Army, and the Ministry of the Army were located on the premises of the Ministry of Defense in Ichigaya, Tokyo.
This underground gourd was open to the public only after the war, but due to the deterioration of its interior, its seismic resistance became a problem, and it was closed to the public.
After that, the seismic work was completed, and the Ministry of Defense opened the underground cavity to the public.
The underground gourd is covered with concrete about 1 meter thick and located about 15 meters underground. It is composed of three tunnels, is about 1,300 square meters in size, has traces of the ministry's office and toilets, and the Ministry of Defense records that approximately 200 people could live.
The ground above the vent is connected to a stone lantern so that it cannot be found from outside.
The Ministry of Defense was originally scheduled to open to the public on the 1st of next month, but due to the spread of the new coronavirus, it will decide the release date again while checking the situation.
Secretary-General Yoshio Suga of the Ministry of Defense's Public Relations Division said, "If we can provide an opportunity to think about peace while touching the history."