The masterpieces on 50 Japanese manhole covers
Published: Aug 22 2014
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Japanese manholes are beautiful. If you come to Japan for a trip, while you enjoy the unique Japanese imagery that hides the cable lines, the world of art broadens beneath your feet.
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Traditional
[1] Fuji, Shizuoka
[2] Osaka, Osaka
Travis King/Flickr[3] Minou, Osaka
[4] Ojiya, Niigata
[5] Daiei, Tottori
[6]Kusatsu Onsen, Gunma
[7] Ikaruga, Nara
jpellgen/Flickr[8] Yamaga, Kumamoto
[9] Matsumoto, Nagano
GothPhil/FlickrPop and Cute
[10] Kusatsu Onsen, Gunma
shckor/Flickr[11] Minou, Osaka
[12] Toyonaka, Osaka
[13] Hakodate, Hokkaido
Photocapy/ Flickr[14] Shinomaki, Miyagi
POHAN CHEN/ Flickr[15] Hiroshima
m-louis .®/ Flickr[16] Yanai, Yamaguchi
[17] Tottori
[18] Okayama, Okayama
[19] Kanaya, Wakayama
[20] Iwade, Wakayama
[21] Yuda Onsen, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi
[22] Yamatokoriyama, Nara
[23] Kumagaya, Saitama
[24] Ogasawara, Tokyo
Woodcut-type
[25] Kainan, Wakayama
[26] Ibaraki, Osaka
[27] Ikeda, Osaka
jpellgen/ Flickr[28] Hatashouchou, Shiga
[29] Neyagawa, Osaka
Art
[30] Mitaka no Mori Ghibli, Tokyo
Kentaro Ohno/ Flickr[31] Hiroshima, Hiroshima
[32] Neyagawa, Osaka
[33] Kawasaki, Kanagawa
[34] Kainan, Wakayama
[35] Fuji, Shizuoka
[36] Toyama, Toyama
[37] Yao, Osaka
[38] Suita, Osaka
Modern
[39] Tokyo, Tokyo
[40] Naha, Okinawa
[41] Yawatahama, Ehime
yukari abe/ Flickr[42] Tadotsu, Kagawa
[43] Fuchu, Tokyo
[44] Hokkaido
[45] Asahi, Toyama
[46] Asahi, Toyama
[47] Tonami, Toyama
[48] Kouchi, Kouchi
[49] Inokashira Park, Tokyo
[50] Nago, Okinawa
The information in this article is accurate at the time of publication.