Toyoura Town Shibata city Niigata Prefecture

Toyoura Town Shibata city Niigata Prefecture



Toyoura Town is a town located in the northeast of Niigata Prefecture. July 7, 2003, merged with Shibata city.
A flower of a town and a flower of a ume are drawn in a lid around the former Toyoura town mark in the center.

Shooting date: January 26, 2019
Picture taken at: Tsukioka Onsen(Tsukioka Hot spring)
Source: Japan Manholes Society · Wikipedia

Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture (Fire fighting)

Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture
The color lid of the design which is doing fire fighting at the fire site.

"Matsumoto City" and "Fire prevention tank" letters.

Shooting date: January 11, 2019
Picture taken at: around Matsumoto Station
Source: Manhole Cover Society of Japan

Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture (Temari)

Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture
It is a design manhole cover of traditional folk art "Temari Matsumoto" familiar as a symbol of Matsumoto.
An elaborate and elegant Matsumoto Temari wrapped in beautiful color threads was born in the Edo period, and it is said that the children of Matsumoto castle liked favorite.

Shooting date: January 11, 2019
Picture taken at: around Matsumoto Station
Source: Manhole Cover Society of Japan