[Photo: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images] In fact, Japan is known for its creative approach to manhole covers, many of which depict symbols, events, and landmarks tied to the city or region in which ...

The results of this initiative can still be admired today throughout Japan. There are so many decorative manhole covers, and they're so varied, that one could even explore the country following ...

For ¥5,500 (£31), fans can purchase their own 90kg piece of Japanese street furniture. A construction ministry employee came up with the idea of decorative manhole covers in the late 1970s.

Kyoto, the Japanese city often referred to as the country’s cultural capital, is renowned for its historic temples, its unique gardens—and its manhole covers. Unlike most sewage covers across ...

Nowhere else in the world does manhole covers quite like Japan. Many cities have designed covers with depictions of famous local places, products, or traditions which draw interest from locals and ...

A piece of Japanese pop culture has found its way onto Yokosuka Naval Base, home of the U.S. 7 th Fleet. To find it, just look down. “I was surprised to see all the positivity from people who ...

The question is where on this spectrum to place Japan and its iron manhole covers. Many Japanese are from a young age encouraged to become ardent accumulators, and the country itself — the ...

Junji Ito took to his official social media account to make the major announcement. Hailing originally from Nakatsugawa City, ...

For ¥5,500 (£31) , fans can purchase their own 90kg piece of Japanese street furniture. A construction ministry employee came up with the idea of decorative manhole covers in the late 1970s.

For ¥5,500 (£31), fans can purchase their own 90kg piece of Japanese street furniture. A construction ministry employee came up with the idea of decorative manhole covers in the late 1970s. It was an ...