Monday 16 February 2009

Putting a lid on it

Toyono town sewerage access cover - one for the dandy lions?

Saturday 14 February 2009

Can you believe it?


Don't throw it away! Littering is punishable under the law (Kawanishi City)

Sunday 8 February 2009

Stamp Mania!




Japan is a land of rubber stamps. Many tourist destinations and most JR railway stations have a commemorative stamp. We went to the Open Air Museum of Old Japanese Farmhouses and they did not just have one stamp for the museum ... they had one stamp for each house, and even one for the windmill. 

Friday 6 February 2009

Fire fighting access point

Shoukasen - fire extinguisher stopcock

More Waterworks!

Usui juushadouyou
 (Rainwater cover for heavy vehicle road use)

Great Waterworks Access Points

Minoh-shi osui (Mino City Sewerage) Minoh is famous for its waterfall and its autumn maple leaves