On the streets of Japan, if you spend too much time staring at your phone, you might just miss what's right under your feet. The Japanese have made the ordinary extraordinary, turning black metal ...
Visitors to Japan are usually primed to look up – at the vast skyscrapers, the ornate temple gates, the traditional timber-framed guesthouses. Those who look down at their feet, though, might have ...
In Japan, manhole covers transform the streets into open-air galleries. Colourful, intricate and full of poetry, they both intrigue and captivate travellers from around the world. Japan never ceases ...
Let’s talk about manhole covers. Every city in the world has them, yet no one ever pays attention to the ugly, stinking, rusty metal plates, unless they’re comically misaligned with road markings—or ...
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 are on- ...
ASHEVILLE - A reader asks about the image imprinted on the city's manhole covers. Have other questions for our staff? Email Executive Editor Karen Chávez at KChavez@citizentimes.com and your question ...
The deadline for the Wastewater Access Cover Contest is Jan. 15. The contest is open to youths, age 18 and younger, who live in Spokane. Those interested in entering can go here to download a pdf file ...
Manhole covers featuring characters from the popular manga and anime series Crayon Shin-chan were unveiled Sunday in Kasukabe ...
The Napa Sanitation District wants at least some local manhole covers to have a bit of flair — and to clearly identify the agency. It wants to put its distinctive stamps on those round metal discs ...
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