#around tokyo

In terms of content, the tour itself was pretty bare bones. I wanted to do one of their in-depth technical tours (especially because they have titillating names like "Shaft Experience" and "Pump Fluency"), but those only run once or twice a week :( The Underground Temple tour, which runs several times a day, turned out to be a bit of construction and history talk plus 20 minutes of unstructured photo time. Don't get me wrong—it is still an EXTREMELY cool and unforgettable experience, but I really wonder what the big tours are like. Oh well! Guess I will have to visit this super unique and fascinating place again! Poor me.

In terms of accessibility, to participate, you have to be able to walk down ~150 stairs and then up again. There are no elevators or bathrooms. They don't recommend it to people with a fear of heights. I got the sense that the bigger tours might have additional physical demands.

I don't usually bother with guide apps or headsets, but I was glad I did here! There's lots of information to take in and my mind was reeling once we got underground and I saw the cisterns, so I was glad to be able to go at my own pace and have an English reference so I could really process everything. They have WiFi at the museum so you can download it right there.