Lobang Jepang

In response, they started constructing numerous hiding tunnels across the archipelago, not only in Bukittinggi but also in cities such like Bandung and Biak, among other places in Indonesia.

[4] In addition to its strategic location in Bukittinggi, a city that once served as the center of Sumatra's government, the land used for the tunnel's walls was a type of soil that, when mixed with water, became even more robust.

Some of the entrances to the Japanese tunnel are located in the Sianok Gorge area, Panorama Park, next to the Bung Hatta Palace and at the Bukittinggi Zoo.

The kitchen room within the tunnel was used for more than just cooking; it was reportedly a site where dead prisoners were dismembered and their remains disposed of through a water hole.

One above, possibly for reconnaissance, and one below, which was used to dispose of the bodies of forced laborers and prisoners of war who had died from the brutal treatment inflicted by Japanese soldiers.