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 is a circular manhole cover decorated with a cute sunflower, Saki, the Hokuryu town emblem, the Hokkaido emblem around the former Hokkaido Prefectural Government Office building, 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?
Smiling sunflower Saki-chan

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)

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.).

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◇ ikuko(photo by noboru)