{"id":12525,"date":"2019-08-11T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T04:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=12525"},"modified":"2019-09-02T12:05:08","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T04:05:08","slug":"japanese-tunnel-in-basco-batanes-a-piece-of-history-tucked-underneath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2019\/08\/11\/japanese-tunnel-in-basco-batanes-a-piece-of-history-tucked-underneath\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Tunnel in Basco, Batanes: A Piece of History Tucked Underneath"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There\u2019s a piece of history tucked underneath the lush greenery of Batanes, telling the\u00a0story of World War II and the Japanese occupation in the country. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dipnaysupuan Japanese Tunnel, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">made of volcanic rocks and cement, served as a shelter for Japanese soldiers when they arrived in Batanes in 1941.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2019\/08\/01\/batanes-4-day-itinerary-experiencing-heavens-beloved-island\/\" target=\"_blank\">Batanes 4-Day Itinerary: Experiencing Heaven\u2019s Beloved Island<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12526\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Japanese-Tunnel-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Remember to read the signage\u00a0before entering the tunnel<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From 1941 to 1945, the soldiers ordered the Ivatans to dig the tunnel, creating five exit points, chambers, bunkers, and water reservoir. The bunker served as their lookout spot while in battle with the Americans. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The tunnel, meanwhile, is 250-meter long and has a lower deck chamber.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2019\/08\/01\/north-batan-island-batanes-the-center-of-local-livelihood-and-breathtaking-landscapes\/\" target=\"_blank\">North Batan Island, Batanes: The Center of Local Livelihood and Breathtaking Landscapes<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12527\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Japanese-Tunnel-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Japanese-Tunnel-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Japanese-Tunnel-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Japanese-Tunnel-3-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Be careful as the tunnel can be very slippery especially when it&#8217;s raining<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Inside, you\u2019ll find nothing but rocks, small holes, and shattered tunnel walls. Some entrance points have cement above to protect the tunnel from the bombings during the war.<\/p>\n<p><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2019\/07\/31\/south-batan-island-batanes-a-rustic-harbor-of-pasturelands-and-fishing-communities\/\" target=\"_blank\">South Batan Island, Batanes: A Rustic Harbor of Pasturelands and Fishing Communities<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12528\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Japanese-Tunnel-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Japanese-Tunnel-4.jpg 534w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Japanese-Tunnel-4-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">The tunnel\u00a0is dark inside so make sure to follow the guide<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For safety, tourists are encouraged not to enter the tunnel without a tour guide and a torch or flashlight. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Japanese Tunnel<\/span>\u00a0is a part of the 4 days, 3 nights tour with Batanes Travel and Tours, Inc.<\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2019\/07\/31\/sabtang-island-batanes-home-of-heritage-villages-with-centuries-worth-of-history\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sabtang Island, Batanes: Home of Heritage Villages With Centuries\u2019 Worth of History<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to get here<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>By car: From Basco Town Proper head north toward Contra Costa Rd., continue to La Fuenta St., and turn left to National Rd. Continue straight. Japanese Tunnel is on the left side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>This first appeared in Philippine Primer\u2019s Japanese and English Magazine August 2019 issue.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dipnaysupuan Japanese Tunnel, made of volcanic rocks and cement, served as a shelter for Japanese soldiers when they arrived in Batanes in 1941. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2361,71,342,1407,1422,2383,2385],"tags":[2320,2321,2322,2327,2356,2359,2379,2380,2381,2382,2439,2466,2474,2475],"class_list":["post-12525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-batanes","category-tourist-spot","category-travel-guide","category-travel","category-tours","category-batanes-2019","category-batanes-spot-2019","tag-batanes","tag-batanes-philippines","tag-batanes-itinerary","tag-batanes-budget-itinerary","tag-batanes-travel-and-tours","tag-batanes-itinerary-2019","tag-batanes-4d3n-itinerary","tag-batanes-travel-guide","tag-batanes-guide-2019","tag-batanes-guide","tag-batanes-2019","tag-basco-batanes","tag-japanese-tunnel","tag-japanese-tunnel-batanes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12525"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12560,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12525\/revisions\/12560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}