Oh I remember those from my visit to Matsumoto but didn't know what they represented! It's good to now and the temari balls are really beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
Yes yes yes! When I look at the old school architecture I'm taken back to a time when functionality AND beauty were both as important as each other. And it rocks! So great to see these manhole covers amongst the grey concrete :)
Thank you for taking time to comment, I treasure each and everyone one of them. I always reply to them in my head, but must confess, these days it takes me much longer to actually email that reply.
I love Japanese manhole covers! I take pictures of them whenever I travel. There is a full-colour book of them published in English that I saw once...
ReplyDeleteOh I remember those from my visit to Matsumoto but didn't know what they represented! It's good to now and the temari balls are really beautiful!
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Lovely! I had a great time in Fukuoka doing rubbings of the covers, none as interesting as that though. I think my son's in-laws thought I was nuts.
ReplyDeleteYes yes yes!
ReplyDeleteWhen I look at the old school architecture I'm taken back to a time when functionality AND beauty were both as important as each other. And it rocks! So great to see these manhole covers amongst the grey concrete :)