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Cover: Kurobe - Fire hydrant Special cover

Address:
929 Kubono, Kurobe, Toyama 938-0047, Japan
Category:
Water
City:
Kurobe
Country:
Japan For all signs in Japan
Shape:
Circle
Material:
Metal
Used by:
Kurobe Municipality
Builder:
Year:
Standards:
 
Tags:
City emblems Colourful Historical elements


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On the cover:
[firefighter’s emblem]
消火栓
黒部市
[Emblem of Kurobe]
Photography:
2024
Edan Preker
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Comments:
Matoi flag is drawn on the lid, flags that were used to announce a fire during the Edo period in Japan (17th-19th centuries). The flag would be waved in the air on rooftops near the burning building, to notify the fire department of the location of the fire.

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Translation of the text on the cover:
消火栓 - Fire hydrant
黒部市 - Kurobe City

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