Manhole cover art in Japan
The design of manhole cover was initiated by a Japanese named Yasutake Kameda in the 1880s. Yasutake Kameda came up with the idea of "making the well cover surface more visual".
He encouraged cities and towns to develop and design well covers with local characteristics, which set off an upsurge in well cover design among Japanese people. This tradition continues for more than 100 years to today.
Of the 1780 municipalities in Japan, 95% of the city used unique design covers. According to the survey of the manhole covers of Japanese society, there are over 6000 kinds of art designs in Japan.
Different cities will have their own unique designs.
Well cover with Fuji mountain scenery as the theme in Shizuoka County
Nagano county takes an ancient building protection group street as the pattern
The manhole cover in Osaka is decorated with cherry blossoms
The well cover in Nara area is themed with deer
Hakodate City, Hokkaido, is rich in cuttlefish. There are three dancing cuttlefish on the well cover
Kumamoto County, with "toon" flowers as the pattern
Anime characters are also another highlight of Japanese manhole cover culture。
Kochi bread Superman manhole cover
Konan well cover in Tottori County
Well cover of cherry meatball image in Shizuoka City
Well cover pattern has become a characteristic culture of Japanese national character.
Well covers can be seen everywhere. The patterns on them will tell you the landmarks and history of the city。
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