Let's check out unique Manhole design in Japan!!
What is Manhole?
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A manhole (alternatively utility hole, cable chamber, maintenance hole, inspection chamber, access chamber, sewer hole, or confined space) is the top opening to an underground utility vault used to house an access point for making connections, inspection, valve adjustments or performing maintenance on underground and buried public utility and other services including water, sewers, telephone, electricity, storm drains, district heating and gas.
Source: Wikipedia
Manhole is everywhere all over the world, but Japanese Manholes are sometimes so uniquely designed.
Some of them reflect the famous place or well-known product of its city.
Okay let's start manhole journey now!!
Some of them reflect the famous place or well-known product of its city.
Okay let's start manhole journey now!!
Yokohama City (横浜市)
This design represents Yokohama Bay Bridge
Uodu City, Toyama Pref (富山県魚津市)
This design represents a flower called Lilium speciosum, which is official flower of Uodu City.
Toyonaka City, Osaka Pref (大阪府豊中市)
This manhole is for anti-fire water pool.
Therefore fire truck is designed
Therefore fire truck is designed
Hakodate city, Hokkaido
This design represents the most famous sightseeing spot called Goryokaku.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gory%C5%8Dkaku
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gory%C5%8Dkaku
Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Pref (茨城県つくば市)
This design representes the high-tech city Tsukuba itself using space ship illustration.
Kure City, Hiroshima Pref.
Kure is where Japanese battleship Yamato was made.
This design represents Yamato.
This design represents Yamato.
Noichi, Kochi Pref.(高知県野市)
This design represents Alcedo atthis which is official bird of this city.
Toon Town, Disney Land
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トゥーンタウンにあるマンホールは踏むと喋るものが存在します！「痛い！」「踏んだのは誰だ？」など全部で34種類の思わず吹き出してしまうような声が楽しめます。このマンホールを踏んでみたい人はRT！ https://t.co/k192zb3Fjf
This design represents, of course Micky Mouse.
When you step on it, it will speak to you like,
"Who stepped on me!"
When you step on it, it will speak to you like,
"Who stepped on me!"
Matsumoto City, Nagano Pref (長野県松本市)
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ブログ更新。#マンホール #松本市
長野県松本市のマンホールの蓋には「松本てまり」が描かれているよ。 - 都会より田舎が好き。
https://t.co/ItYhETj0zO https://t.co/1qj31KeYRW
長野県松本市のマンホールの蓋には「松本てまり」が描かれているよ。 - 都会より田舎が好き。
https://t.co/ItYhETj0zO https://t.co/1qj31KeYRW
Matsumoto City'S best know product is Japanese traditional style ball called "Mari"（まり).
This design represents that Mari(まり).
This design represents that Mari(まり).
Himeji City, Hyogo Pref (兵庫県姫路市)
Obviously this design represents one of the most famous old castle in Japan, Himeji Castle.
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