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Q. Which one is the manhole cover from Ashiya City?
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In Ashiya City, there are also manhole covers featuring the city promotion logo design.
This manhole cover can be found in front of the former Ashiya Police Station and inside Ikoi no Hiroba plaza.
The manhole cover from Takarazuka City features the city flower, the violet, along with a “bell” that has also been used in the city’s tourism logo.
The manhole cover from Amagasaki City has fireflies, dragonflies, and fish that live in clean water at the center. Around them is the city flower, the oleander.
The manhole cover from Nishinomiya City features sake breweries and brewing barrels, Hanshin Koshien Stadium, and the city flower, cherry blossoms.
So the correct answer is…
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The manhole cover from Ashiya City is designed with imagery of the city tree, the Japanese black pine, as well as Ashiyahama and the clear stream of the Ashiya River.
In Heisei 30, designs for manhole covers were invited from elementary and junior high school students, and apparently the three works selected for the Mayor’s Award from among 575 submissions have actually been installed.
Winning designs for Ashiya City’s designed manhole covers
