Fire Truck in Hamamatsu City!
Fire hydrant manhole covers, or more precisely manhole covers over water and water Tanks accesses for firemne were among the first to be decorated by municipalities with other water access manhole covers and come in three distinct kinds of motifs, either round or rectangular:
1) Fire trucks, firemen and Firefighter’ symbols
2) Regional symbols
3) Abstract symbols
Fire truck in Yaizu City!
Fire truck and fire fighter in Mikkabi, Hamamatsu City!
Fire truck in Iwata City!
Fire truck and fire fighter in Hamamatsu City!
Fire fighter in Tenryuu, Hamamatsu City!
Fire truck and fire fighter in Okitsu, Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!
Fire truck and fire fighter in Shizuoka City!
Fire Brigade Festival Hapi/jacket in Yaizu City!
fire brigade festival pole in Shizuoka City!
Fire brigade triple festival pole in Mariko, Suruga Ku, Shizuoka City!
Fire brigade festival pole in Itoh City!
Fire brigade festival pole in Higashi Izu Cho!
Kaguyahime (The bamboo Cutter’s Daughter Legend) and Mount Fuji in Yoshiwara, Fuji City!
Arguably the most beautiful manhole cover in Japan!
400th Anniversary of Sumpu Castle in Shizuoka City, with Abe River and Mount Fuji!
A rare dated (2007) manhole cover in Japan!
Sakura Ebi/Cherry Shrimp and Mount Fuji in Yui, Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!
Cherry blossoms, wisteria blossoms and mejiro warbler in Fujieda City!
Soccer in Shimizu ku, Shizuoka City!
Soccer again in Shimizu ku, Shizuoka City!
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HIGHOCTANE/HAIOKU by Nick Itoh in Shizuoka City
I still say these should be copied and made into enamled jewelry – brooches, earrings!
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You know I agree!
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I know. As we Southerners say, preaching to the choir…
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LOL well said!
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Thanks for the Tokyo-to link…are these your photos? Had no idea there were so many in Tokyo. Just thought “iron sakura” cover was it.
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No, they are not! But they are for sharing!
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Those are heroic firefighters, even the cartoonish ones! Quite taken, though, with the soccer one. Another magnificent collection. Thanks again!
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You are welcome Pat!
By the way I found Tokyo manhole covers for you at: http://manholedesign.web.fc2.com/AI34.htm
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