Manhole cover design in Hokuryu Town! Sunflower Blossom Chan is here!

Friday, July 14, 2023

Currently, manholes with local designs are attracting attention and becoming a nationwide topic.
I was surprised at the wide variety of designs! It seems that character designs are drawn and manhole cards also exist.

Manhole in Hokuryu Town

There are four main types of manhole cover designs we found within the town of Hokuryu!
This circular manhole features a cute sunflower blooming girl, the Hokuryu Town emblem, the Hokkaido emblem around the former main building of the Hokkaido Government Office, and the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation mark.

During your walk, why don't you turn your viewpoint to the manhole at your feet and enjoy the encounter with the manhole cover?

A smiling sunflower blooming.

Sunflower bloom-chan design manhole cover
Sunflower bloom-chan design manhole cover

Hokuryu Town Chapter

Hokuryu Town Chapter
Hokuryu Town Chapter
Hokuryu Town Chapter
Hokuryu Town Chapter

Former Main Building of Hokkaido Government

Manhole with the Hokkaido emblem around the former main building of the Hokkaido Government Office (Sapporo Civil Engineering Works)

Manhole with the Hokkaido emblem around the former main building of the Hokkaido Government Office
Manhole with the Hokkaido emblem around the former main building of the Hokkaido Government Office

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation (defunct)

The "letter T" pattern was invented by Tetsuo Ito, who combined the initials T and T for TELEPHONE and TELEGRAM (citation needed):Walking Photo Album(See Section 2.1.2.).

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation manhole
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation manhole

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◇ ikuko(photo by noboru)

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