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About manhole covers in Kyoto (Japan ) [] (24 manhole covers)

General


The covers in Kyoto are made of metal or concrete and are round , rectangular , or square .

As in other cities in Japan, many covers in Kyoto are colored . Gilded covers are usually plaques used for informational purposes . The city emblem appears frequently on the covers .

On some covers the purpose is not indicated. There are covers bearing the word 消火栓 (fire hydrant) , or a combination of words related to water (水道メータ - water meter) , the logo of the gas company , and so on.

Unlike other places in Japan, no covers featuring landscape images or famous buildings were found on the site.

Manufacturers
Some of the covers were made by the Japanese manufacturers Fukunishi Foundry , Hokusei Kogyo , and Kaneso .

Standards
The covers do not include any certification marks.
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One of the covers in Kyoto:
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Number of covers:
24 (Of these, 2 are best covers)
In the following shapes (3 shapes):
Circle (13) , Rectangle (6) , Square (5)
Materials (3 Materials):
Metal (22) , Concrete / Stone (1) , Metal and Concrete (1)
In the following categories (7 categories):
Water (7),  Unknown (6),  Info (5),  Gas, Fuel, Heating (2),  Traffic (2),  Drainage (1),  Sewage (1)
Which include the following standards (0 standards):
Made by manufacturers (3 manufacturers):
Fukunishi Foundry (1) ,  Hokusei Kogyo (1) ,  Kaneso - Japan (1)
Used by (4 clients):
Kyoto Municipality (9),  Kyoto City Water and Sewer Bureau (5),  Kyoto Prefectural Police (2),  Osaka Gas (2)
Taken by (6 photographers):
Anonymous 1 (7) ,  Shimon Cohen (7) ,  Karen Tordjman (4) ,  Trevor Palmer (3) ,  Anonymous 6 (2) ,  Medad Gottlieb (1)

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