Why Japan is Hollowing Out a Mountain

Japan is building something huge inside a mountain.
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Corrections and clarifications:

When complete, the cavern will be 94m high.
The observatory sits 600m below the mountain peak
The water in the tank undergoes further treatment with Ion exchange resin and other means
to create water so pure that the transmitted light does not attenuate for more than 100 metres

Research sources -
https://www-sk.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/...
https://indico.cern.ch/event/130734/c...
https://www-sk.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/...
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https://www.businessinsider.com/super...
https://www-sk.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/...
https://science.osti.gov/hep/-/media/...

Additional footage and images courtesy of Kamioka Observatory, ICRR, The University of Tokyo / NHK Enterprises, Inc.

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