Alle Kanaldeckel der Stadt Himeji haben entfernt mit der weißen Burg zu tun. Selbst dann, wenn sie Blumen und Vögel zeigen.

Japan is a country full of amazing art. Some of it is housed within museums and galleries while others are right underneath our feet. I’m talking, of course, about Japan’s peculiar obsession with manhole covers. Just about anywhere in the country you can find stylized manhole covers, each more beautiful and intricate than the next. For the past several years photographer S. Morita has traveled around Japan photographing artistic manhole covers. As to why this phenomenon developed, signs point to a high-ranking bureaucrat in the construction ministry who, in 1985, came up with the idea of allowing municipalities to design their own manhole covers. More

This is a manhole cover design from Tatebayashi, Gunma in Japan. Japan is well known for having unique manhole covers scattered throughout the country and they are special to each location. With your purchase you will receive a SVG, PNG, and JPG of the design. Designed for to be engraved using my lasers but can be utilized for other purposes as well.

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Japan is a country full of amazing art. Some of it is housed within museums and galleries while others are right underneath our feet. I’m talking, of course, about Japan’s peculiar obsession with manhole covers. Just about anywhere in the country you can find stylized manhole covers, each more beautiful and intricate than the next. For the past several years photographer S. Morita has traveled around Japan photographing artistic manhole covers. As to why this phenomenon developed, signs point to a high-ranking bureaucrat in the construction ministry who, in 1985, came up with the idea of allowing municipalities to design their own manhole covers. More

Die Kanaldeckel der Stadt Nagano zeigen sehr unterschiedliche Themen, für die Stadt berühmt ist: die Olympischen Spiele 1998 und Äpfel.

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One of my favorite book discoveries this summer is Drainspotting by Remo Camerota. The book celebrates an array of fascinating manhole cover designs from Japan. According to Camerota, nearly 95% of the 1,780 municipalities in Japan have their very own customized manhole covers. The country has elevated this humble, practical object to its […]

Location: Nankou, Osaka Memo: related my blog (Japanese) or English This manhole cover is a winner of the www.manhole.ca/ 's Feb. 2005 photo contest.

One of the coolest attraction in Japan lies beneath the feet. All across the country, manhole covers are custom made for individual towns an...

In today’s modern world, we sure take a lot for granted. We live in luxury with electric light, not candlelight. We drive to work polluting our ecosystem, not flying on rainbows. We use the bathroom in not a smelly outhouse but a private bathroom, but think for a minute. Where does it go? Though we […]

This is a manhole cover design from Toyooka City in the Hyogo prefecture in Japan. Japan is well known for having unique manhole covers scattered throughout the country and they are special to each location. With your purchase you will receive a SVG, PNG, and JPG of the design. Designed for to be engraved using my lasers but can be utilized for other purposes as well.

A manhole from Sakura-machi, a suburb of Nishio city (I think).

A few years ago, I discovered the amazing tradition of graphic and painted manhole covers in Japan. Over the weekend, I found the mother lode. It'

In today’s modern world, we sure take a lot for granted. We live in luxury with electric light, not candlelight. We drive to work polluting our ecosystem, not flying on rainbows. We use the bathroom in not a smelly outhouse but a private bathroom, but think for a minute. Where does it go? Though we […]

One of several colored manholes that can be seen around the station.

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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.

Here are 3 covers from Abiko. First is the standard cover, followed by the Fire cover and the air vent (kukiben) cover. From Japanese Manhol...

There are a lot of beautiful designed and colored manhole covers in Japan.

One of my favorite book discoveries this summer is Drainspotting by Remo Camerota. The book celebrates an array of fascinating manhole cover designs from Japan. According to Camerota, nearly 95% of the 1,780 municipalities in Japan have their very own customized manhole covers. The country has elevated this humble, practical object to its […]

Japan is a country full of amazing art. Some of it is housed within museums and galleries while others are right underneath our feet. I’m talking, of course, about Japan’s peculiar obsession with manhole covers. Just about anywhere in the country you can find stylized manhole covers, each more beautiful and intricate than the next. For the past several years photographer S. Morita has traveled around Japan photographing artistic manhole covers. As to why this phenomenon developed, signs point to a high-ranking bureaucrat in the construction ministry who, in 1985, came up with the idea of allowing municipalities to design their own manhole covers. More

Photograph by S MORITA (MRSY on Flickr) In 95% of Japan’s 1,780 municipalities you will find artistic manhole covers unique to each city and town. It has become apart of the cou…