Amazing Japanese Manhole Covers

HOLE-Y crap! Did you know that Japanese manhole covers are actually beautiful pieces of art? Check out these manholes I found while travelling in Japan!

Manhole covers are so popular in Japan that there are collectible cards of them, manhole bus tours, a manhole summit, and even designer manholes! (Check out that new Hello Kitty one).

If you love Japanese manhole covers, you can even wear them around on a t-shirt, courtesy of 47Regions, a Tokyo printing press company!

More info: kickstarter.com

New Hello Kitty manhole cover near Sanrio Puroland, Tokyo

A cool tiled manhole cover in Kawaguchi city

Even Mount Fuji is on a manhole!

Some don’t have colors but are just as elaborate. This one’s from Sapporo, Hokkaido (like the beer!)

Some rowers in Toda!

It looks like a shuriken (ninja star)

Beautiful, “healthful” flowers of Tachikawa

Warabi city showing off their firetrucks

Wear your love of manhole on your chest! Check out 47Regions on Kickstarter

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