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Title: Underwater Mailbox
Post by: Guchi_Jnr on March 05, 2007, 03:11:50 PM

A High School teacher told me today about an underwater mailbox in Wakayama, so had a Google, and sure enough..

(http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/6738/underwatermailboxon6.jpg)
There is a mailbox located underwater off the coast of Susami in Wakayama prefecture.
The mailbox is not some old sunken relic, but an actual mail collection point officially recognized as part of Susami’s postal system.
Each day the contents are collected from the box, which reportedly contains as many as 200 pieces of mail at the busiest times. (http://www.pinktentacle.com/2006/07/underwater-mailbox/)

(http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/7144/youcrazyfy2.gif)

Title: Underwater Mailbox
Post by: Estrea on March 05, 2007, 04:49:37 PM

Well that sure doesn't make sense....why would anyone just put on a wetsuit to post a letter? Won't it get wet? o_o Who put it down there in the first place?

Makes no sense whatsoever...well, proof again that fact is a lot stranger than fiction...

Title: Underwater Mailbox
Post by: Reniafan on March 06, 2007, 04:01:57 AM

LOL wow, so people actually dive down there to send mail? or to pick it up? either way its amusing. :D

Title: Underwater Mailbox
Post by: scavengers on March 06, 2007, 03:06:05 PM

thats cool..but not practical enough
unless they came up with daily basis post service
heheheh~ anyway it's cool

Title: Underwater Mailbox
Post by: insyte on March 06, 2007, 03:34:19 PM

Weird but nice :)

Title: Underwater Mailbox
Post by: Shoko on March 07, 2007, 04:59:30 AM

lol Japan.