Feb 5, 2026
Gallery - Collection of Manhole Covers in Tokorozawa City, Saitama

A photo gallery post with some of the manhole covers of Tokorozawa City. Tokorozawa City is one of the better cities for manhole covers, because they have many different illustrations on them. Furthermore, many of them are of anime designs. Moreover, some of them are illuminated at night; There are also Pokelids, but I have yet to get a photo of one for my own collection. Reportedly, Tokorozawa has three Pokélids, each featuring Dragon‑type Pokémon connected to the city’s aviation heritage. Another cool thing about Tokorozawa City's manhole covers is they allow businesses advertise on them! Moreover, Tokorozawa in Japan was the first place in Japan, in April 2018, to commercialize manhole covers and started offering advertising space on high visibility manhole lids.