the curious story behind japan's manhole covers

https://www.frankie.com.au/gallery/the-curious-story-behind-japans-manhole-covers-561003

Each one is custom made for a city.

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fearout@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

That’s so cool. To add to this, I googled a bit more about the project, and stumbled upon an article by Atlas Obscura that goes into a bit more detail, and this Pinterest board with lots more photos of various designs.

useless_modern_god@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y

Nice 👍 thanks for adding more info!

Nemo@midwest.social · 0 pts · 3y (1 reply)

I'm sorry, I had to stop reading at "Society for Manhole Lovers".

useless_modern_god@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y

Haha wait! Come back! We have manhole mania!!