The masterpieces on 50 Japanese manhole covers

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/Flickr

Pop and Cute

[10] Kusatsu Onsen, Gunma

shckor/Flickr

[11] Minou, Osaka

[12] Toyonaka, Osaka

[13] Hakodate, Hokkaido

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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.

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