Japanese Manhole Covers:
Here in the U.S, manhole covers are treated as simple utilitarian access to underground systems, and their design generally reflects that — just a utility hatch.
In Japan, however, a large number of municipalities use the same kind of utility opening covers to express their local identity, with decorative covers that portray local landmarks, plants, animals, festivals and other elements of cultural or civic import.
There is an extensive Flickr group devoted to them and a book on the appreciation of them called Drainspotting.
[Via Salon]
Here in the U.S, manhole covers are treated as simple utilitarian access to underground systems, and their design generally reflects that — just a utility hatch.
In Japan, however, a large number of municipalities use the same kind of utility opening covers to express their local identity, with decorative covers that portray local landmarks, plants, animals, festivals and other elements of cultural or civic import.
There is an extensive Flickr group devoted to them and a book on the appreciation of them called Drainspotting.
[Via Salon]
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