`Land of the Rising Sun` has long made humanity admire because of its many great advances in the fields of life, science and technology, and its long-standing culture and history.
Having caused many international tourists to be `open-mouthed` because of things that locals find normal but strange to foreigners, the story of miraculously painting manhole covers is not uncommon.
Painting and decorating manhole covers like this is not uncommon in Japan!
In particular, in a country considered the `father` of Pokémon like Japan, using images of these cute super animals to decorate manhole covers also shows the respect of the people here.
Decorating manhole covers on the streets with vivid drawings helps the `land of cherry blossoms` promote tourism and promote economic development.
Eevee was one of the first characters to appear on manhole covers in Japan.
The good news spread far and wide, recently Iwate Prefecture also launched a number of manhole covers using Pokémon themes and received a lot of positive reactions from the people, typically a Pokémon named Shuckle appeared in the town of Otsuchi.
Drawing and real-life version of the character Shuckle in Otsuchi town, Iwate Prefecture.
To reveal more, the name Iwate prefecture is a combination of the words `iwa` (rock) and `te` (hand).
The image of the character Geodude proudly raising his powerful fist is also considered a tourism symbol of Iwate Prefecture.
Despite `causing a storm` on a large scale and attracting a large number of tourists who are Pokémon fans to check-in, the most anticipated `final boss` character – Pikachu has not appeared much anywhere.
The most anticipated `final boss` character in Pokémon is of course this adorable yellow Pikachu!
Yokohama is known as the cradle of the character Pikachu, so this city will be the perfect location for the appearance of manhole covers shaped like this adorable yellow electric mouse.
The most perfect location for the appearance of Pikachu-shaped manhole covers is Yokohama – the city considered the `cradle` of the famous electric mouse.
The first Pikachu-shaped manhole covers appeared outside Sakuragicho station, Yokohama city.
Another interesting thing is that all the Pokémon-themed manhole covers appearing across Japan are also stops in the famous Pokémon GO game.
In addition, characters from the popular game Pokémon GO also have a high risk of appearing at manhole covers like this for players to freely collect!
Going forward, Japan will continue to expand the scope and number of Pokémon manhole covers across the country, specifically in Hokkaido, Fukushima, Tottori and Kagaw prefectures.
`Unique` manhole covers like this will gradually appear and cover many Japanese provinces and cities such as Hokkaido, Fukushima, Tottori and Kagaw.