The Japanese government has published a map of Minecraft of the world’s largest underground flood prevention plant. Downloading is not only free, but allows you to discover one of the less known iconic locations in Tokyo from home comfort.
The external underground discharge channel of the metropolitan area, known in tiny as G-Cans, is a real object of disaster prevention. It is best known from the “water tank regulation”-a huge enormous space with 59 massive pillars. A truly epic, noteworthy location, is the most iconic G-Cana view, and even has the nickname “Underground Temple” (Chika Shinden “in Japan. Thanks to the atmosphere bags, it is also used as the location of music videos, Japanese television dramas (such as Kamen Rider) and movies.
In dry seasons, it is possible to explore G-Cans in real life, but thanks to the Japanese Ministry of Earth, infrastructure, transport and tourism (mlit) you can now discover this atmospheric object in Minecraft. The ministry spent Video on their official YouTube which briefly summarizes the goal of G-Cans and shows what it looks like in the block world of Minecraft.
The free G-Cans Minecraft map does not only include an object-there is also an area above the ground with rivers, houses and districts, which gives the player a feeling of how G-Cans protects people and places in real life. You can also enter the control room and try to run out of flood water to see how it works for yourself.

G-Cans recreation in Minecraft aims to educate people about the object and how it prevents disasters. Discovering him, even in Minecraft, gives the player a feeling of how huge G-Cans are. In real life, specific G-Cans tunnels operate for over 6 km as part of the Saitama prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo area. Five roller captures water from rivers susceptible to a flood during the Japanese rainy season (June) and the typhoon season (usually around September), and then gradually releases it to a much larger Edogawa River and the Tokyo bay. Completed in 2006, after more than a decade, G-Cans plays a huge role in combating floods in this area.
Map of Minecraft G-Can can be downloaded free of charge from the official website Edogawa River officewhich manages the object. At least version 1.21.1 Minecraft Bedrock Edition or version 1.21.0 Minecraft Education Edition.
Verity Towsend is a Japanese independent writer who previously served as an editor, collaborator and translator on the Automaton West website. She also wrote about Japanese culture and films for various publications.
