Manholes get glowing anime makeover in Japan's Tokorozawa
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Manholes get glowing anime makeover in Japan's Tokorozawa
A passerby stands side by side to an illuminated manhole cover with designs of popular animation character from 'The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya', on the street in Tokorozawa, virtually Tokyo, Japan Baronial 19, 2020. REUTERS/Hideto Sakai
TOKOROZAWA, Nihon: A set of manhole covers in Japan's Tokorozawa metropolis, n of Tokyo, has been busy with anime characters that glow in the nighttime, to the delight of locals and city officials.
The urban center installed the covers, which include designs from animation series such as Neon Genesis Evangelion and Gundam, this month to advertise a new entertainment complex focusing on Japanese popular culture that is scheduled to open in Nov.
"My commute dorsum dwelling is enjoyable," said 22-twelvemonth-erstwhile resident Kotaro Kodaira. "I can await at them on the footing so the (walking) time seems shorter than before."
The 27 designs are illuminated by solar-powered LED lights, co-ordinate to the city's Waterworks and Sewerage section.
City officials hope that the manholes, which are lit up from 5pm to 2am, will help to prevent law-breaking during the night.
"I think they are unique and nice. I promise a lot of people will visit to check information technology out," said Sumie Namiki, a 46-yr-old from Tokyo working in Tokorozawa.
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