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1. Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Monday, 24-Oct-2022 23:52:23 UTC Bernie

   Decorated manholes (マンホーる) have become a common sight in #Japan.

   These two are for the sewage of Kiyose City and the fire department of Tokorozawa.

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Oct-2022 00:10:13 UTC Bernie

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     The municipality of Kawagoe decorated some of its manholes to commemorate its 100th anniversary. #japan

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Oct-2022 00:17:58 UTC Bernie

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     My friends say that these tools are "matoi", historic tools to warn about fire in the Edo period, which is appropriate for Kawagoe.

     Few modern Japanese people would know the complicated kanji for matoi: 纏.

     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matoi

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Oct-2022 00:19:26 UTC Bernie

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     But why the hell is it always raining when I spot interesting manhouru? 🌧️
     #japan

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Oct-2022 00:24:46 UTC Bernie

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     Yesterday I saw this in Kadokawa. It gives the longitude and latitude of another マンホール (manhouru) drawn by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, the author of Gundam.

     I *must* find it! #anime #japan

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Oct-2022 00:27:59 UTC Bernie

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     • Christian Horn

     @globalc My friends just made one for today 🙏

   • Christian Horn (globalc@chaos.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Oct-2022 00:28:02 UTC Christian Horn

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     @codewiz B'cause you forgot to put out a てるてる坊主 : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teru_teru_b%C5%8Dzu

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Oct-2022 00:32:15 UTC Bernie

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     みつけた！

     Of course, it started raining before I got there 💢

     #japan #anime #gundam

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Oct-2022 15:56:05 UTC Bernie

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     Turns out there's (at least) one more Gundam manhouru drawn by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, and my friends' kid has a card revealing its exact location!

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Oct-2022 15:58:36 UTC Bernie

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     The Amuro Rey manhouru is in front of Tokorozawa-eki, yesterday I was having lunch right above it! 💢💢

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Thursday, 03-Nov-2022 12:13:58 UTC Bernie

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     Here's the #manhouru featuring Amuro Rey, the young pilot of the RX-78-2 #Gundam in the 1979 #anime.

     It's located right in front of the east exit of Tokorozawa station:
     https://goo.gl/maps/aj8TrpqSS8MPxi3cA