Manhole Covers of Tokyo

  • Photographs & page design by Gerg Wilmot ...

  • from an orginal idea by David Womersley

  • Translations and background information by Fushika Ogawa

 

Description

 

Purpose

Pic

Blue flower: American Dogwoood (Cornus florida L.)

Sewerage

 

Steam Train

underground rail system

Pink Rose design

Sewerage

Blue Japanese Hydranga (Flydragea Macrophylla)

Sewerage

Purple Japanese Hydrangea (Flydrangea Macrophylla)

Drinking Water Supply

Brick building

 Probably Sewerage
Fire firefighters and Kanji underwater tank for fire prevention"  also "Tokyo
Fire Department"
Kanji symbols ????
Kanji symbols Water Supply Valve
Small flower design

Sewerage
Dogwood Flowers Name of street  "Aka-rennga doori"  = red brick street.

Flower designs relate to districts within Tokyo City

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