Friday, July 14, 2023
Locally designed manhole covers are currently attracting attention and becoming a hot topic nationwide.
There are also a surprising variety of designs! There are character designs and even manhole cards.
Manhole cover in Hokuryu Town
We found four main types of manhole cover designs in Hokuryu Town!
This is a circular manhole cover decorated with a cute sunflower, Saki-chan, the Hokuryu town emblem, the Hokkaido emblem around the former Hokkaido Prefectural Government Office building, and the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation mark.
While you're out walking, why not take a look at the manholes at your feet and enjoy encountering manhole covers?
Smiling Sunflower Saki-chan
Hokuryu Town Emblem
Former Hokkaido Government Office Building
・Manholes with the Hokkaido emblem painted around the former Hokkaido Prefectural Government Office building (Sapporo Civil Engineering Office)
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation
The "T" pattern was invented by Tetsuo Ito, and is a combination of the initials T for TELEPHONE and TELEGRAM (Quote:Walking Photo Album）。
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◇ ikuko (photo by noboru)
