page_title: Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters
hierarchical_section_title: Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters
caption_attribution_description: English: Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters,Zouzan Underground Shelter 日本語: 松代大本営跡、象山地下壕入り口
context_page_description: The Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters was a large underground bunker complex built during the Second World War in the town of Matsushiro, which is now a suburb of Nagano, Japan. The facility was constructed so that the central organs of government of Imperial Japan could be transferred there. In its construction, three mountains that were symbolic of the Matsushiro municipality were damaged.
  Parts of the caves are open to the public today, and are operated as a tourist attraction by Nagano.
context_section_description: The Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters (松代大本営跡, Matsushiro Daihon'ei Ato, "Matsushiro Imperial Headquarters Site") was a large underground bunker complex built during the Second World War in the town of Matsushiro, which is now a suburb of Nagano, Japan. The facility was constructed so that the central organs of government of Imperial Japan could be transferred there. In its construction, three mountains that were symbolic of the Matsushiro municipality were damaged.
  Parts of the caves are open to the public today, and are operated as a tourist attraction by Nagano.
caption: The entrance to the complex
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