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Japanese manhole covers

24 Oct 2007

Here are a few links to photo collections of Japanese manhole covers.

- Okachin Manhole Cover Gallery: This collection of 1,000+ manhole cover photos is organized by prefecture. Use the links on the left side of the page to navigate the site.

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- Flickr Pool — Japanese Manhole Covers: Over 400 great photos here.

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- Design Manhole Collection: To use this interactive map, click a prefecture and then click the town names in the grid on the following page to display the manholes for that area. Click each photo to enlarge.

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- Manhole Map: This interactive map by the Journal of Sewerage Monthly contains hundreds of photos organized by prefecture and town. Click a prefecture on the map, and then click the links on the following page to display the manhole covers for each town.

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- Kyoto Manhole Covers: The Kyoto prefecture website has several dozen photos of manhole covers used in towns around the prefecture. Click each photo to enlarge.

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- Manhole Blog: Lots of manhole cover photos from northern Japan. Use the 前ページ (”previous page”) link in the bottom-left corner to scroll through the site.

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- Manhole Box: Six pages of manhole cover photos.

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- Google image search for Manhole/ Manhole cover/ Design manhole: Lots more here.

29 responses to: “Japanese manhole covers”

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  3. Tombo

    一枚目の卍(manji)が誤解されませんように。。

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  14. What’s with the friggin swastika? I know the Japs liked the Krauts in the deuce, but Jesus. Update your shit Japan.

  15. Ummm…Chauvinista, how about you get YOUR OWN shit straight? That ’swastika’ has nothing to do with the Nazis. It’s an ancient Hindu/Buddhist symbol from India that existed thousands of years before Hitler came along and bastardized it. It’s known as ‘manji’ in Japan, where it’s commonly seen at Buddhist temples. And it’s widely used in Asia. Sorry, no relation to Nazi Germany. why not educate yourself a little? Jesus. >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

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  24. Great site. Thanks to whoever is responsible for it. Take a look at my site and consider linking me up. I do lots of manhole rubbings in Japan which can be found on my site according to their prefecture, Chhers,
    Carl

  25. Here is my site

    http://manholeart.info/

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  28. Actually I saw similar manhole covers in China. I guess it’s a pan-Asian thing.

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