Comments on: Mt. Fuji’s mysterious underground vault

By: mikeKYTO

mikeKYTO — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:14:56 +0000

MJG, what a very good thing to do in his life to visit this place, very nice man. You are a lucky. I found a new exotic spot where to go and visit after tchernobyl..

I have a question
Is it possible to ask questions and informations about this place and this vault to an autority like a mayor of a lord of the city, idk how to say.

NICE

By: Tangowolf

Tangowolf — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:21:33 +0000

You guys probably already know this, but Sanyo means “Three Oceans”.

By: MJG

MJG — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 10:23:47 +0000

Hi general, yes it is a very odd one. The story behind it seems to have been uncovered in the comments above- it belonged to a Securities firm called Sanyo that went bankrupt. There may well be more to it than that- about it being dedicated to ancestors and the like- but perhaps that we’ll never know…

By: generalforum

generalforum — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:05:11 +0000

Wow, this is such an amazing find! I’ve actually spent an hour or so researching ghost towns. I’ve come across some really interesting places, but this is by far the most interesting. I’d love to know the story behind it.

By: MJG

MJG — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:41:53 +0000

Connor- I would, but to be honest I had a pretty good look at it the first time. It’s really just one small vault, no doors or anything leading out of it. Wish there was more, but…

Paul- Excellent update, thanks! 75%, well, who knew. And I guess that fear of being locked in must be hard-wired, especially when you see the size and weight of the door. If it was shut, you’re done.

For sure, would be keen to see the manga. Make the effort and scan it! 8 pages scanned, what are they gonna do? They won’t even know it’s there…

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:37:06 +0000

We have an… unusual… update here!

It seems the Japanese community have somewhat concurrently picked up on this as it has appeared in a recent publication. Turns out its 75% haunted. PRECISELY SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT… go figure hey.

Heres the kicker though, not only did the author show direct fear of the door locking, they wrote a freaking manga about it. WITH ZOMBIES! Im not joking. Its only 8 pages so when I can be arsed Ill consider maybe scanlating the exceprt (Im not sure, is 8 out of a couple of hundred pages legal fair use?) and popping up the ISBN/cover and shit so anyone curious can also track it down for purchase.

Ironically, I havent actually visited this particular location yet myself, but it may be on the to do list now after such an amusing find.

By: Connor

Connor — Sun, 30 May 2010 02:33:55 +0000

i Dont really know much about this stuff! but just from looking at the comments it seems that it was a safe installed by the sanyo securities (that someone produced a stock photo for) for that Kyuboshi business =/ I think you need to get a decent flashlight, a couple of friends (maybe one to stand guard outside!) and go back down there man! waaaaaaaay to interesting not to!

By: MJG

MJG — Tue, 11 May 2010 05:39:40 +0000

Paul- I think it might`ve been both, or at least served both functions. The top of it, the dome, was too ornamental to be purely functional. And the inscription about ancestors suggests monument-status.

Brian- Ha, cool idea! Down to a secret base. I wish. If I`m out there again I`ll double check .

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:40:39 +0000

Did anyone else think that it might have been a lift/elevator of some sort?

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:27:44 +0000

I don’t think it’s a monument type structure at all. I would think that is was just a secure document/data storage area.