Virtual Tour Shows Ww2 Underground Bunker
Visitors to a World War Two underground bunker in Tokyo will soon be able to enjoy a virtual tour which covers the area not open to the public.
The bunker was built by the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army during the war as a shelter from air raids. It is located on what is now the defense ministry premises in Ichigaya, Tokyo. The army's supreme headquarters was housed there during the wartime.
Japan's Defense Ministry has opened the bunker to the public since August last year, but some parts have been kept off-limits due to their deteriorated condition.
The ministry decided to give a virtual tour of the areas to visitors beginning Thursday.
Visitors will be given a tablet so they can have the virtual experience of moving around within a tunnel, viewing the remains of the army minister's room or stairs connecting to above ground.
Suga Yoshio of the public relations department of the Ministry says he wants visitors looking at the images to feel what it was like during the war. He called on people to visit the place as the measures against the coronavirus are fully in place.