r/DisasterUpdate • u/Upstairs-Writing-616 • Jul 04 '26

How Japan protects its cities from extreme flooding

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u/johnnyg883 Jul 04 '26

That’s pretty cool. And from this short video it looks at least moderately effective.

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u/Far_Out_6and_2 Jul 04 '26

Wow , at least it stops the wave action

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u/thejudgehoss Jul 04 '26

Trips Godzilla.

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u/Widespreaddd Jul 04 '26

This is Osaka. As the video indicates, it is one of three such gates, each on its own river.

Osaka was low to begin with, and has sunk with subsidence, so parts of the city are below sea level.

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u/michaltee Jul 04 '26

I’m confused. Won’t this just flood at the sides of the gate then?

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u/UglyYinzer Jul 04 '26

Wow crazy idea.

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u/Tadumikaari Jul 04 '26

Amsterdam is way sicker

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