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But a Japanese journalist seems to have found a real gem. Shun Akiba claims that there are hundreds of kilometers of unaccounted-for subway tunnels below the streets of Tokyo. The inconsistencies with past and present engineering schematics are just too many for human error alone. Since his book “Imperial City Tokyo: Secret of a Hidden Underground Network” was published he has been treated as a pariah and had a hard time finding work.

“Subway officials treat me as if I’m a drunk or a madman,” Shun notes with a wry smile. “Tokyo is said to have 12 subways and 250 km of tunneling. I’d say that last figure is closer to 2,000 km. It’s clear to me that the tunnels for the Namboku, Hanzomon and O-Edo lines existed before decisions were made to turn them into public subways.”

What most concerns Shun is not the existence of this network, but why it is a carefully preserved secret. He can understand why maybe before World War II the government thought it prudent that the public remain in ignorance. “Not wanting the enemy to know, it was decided to tell no one and let the population survive as best it could.”

Ha! Anime fans knew it all along. Lets bring out the Evangelions already … Of course, it could also be that they were built by the Umbrella corporation (Resident Evil hint if you didn’t get it …).