WWII tunnel dug for plane engine plant in eastern Japan

WWII tunnel dug for plane engine plant in eastern Japan

A tunnel built in the Yoshimi Hyakuana, an ancient tomb site in Yoshimi, Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, by the Imperial Japanese Army to create a plant for warplane engines is seen in this photo taken on April 14, 2015. The Yoshimi Hyakuana literally means "100 caves of Yoshimi." ==Kyodo

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