Drainspotting is the act of looking at, taking photos of or admiring uniquely designed manhole covers. Many years ago I discovered what would soon become known as drainspoting when I found a couple galleries with photos of manhole covers in Japan and wrote a quick post about it entitled – In Japan...

There are many things to like about Japan. Anime, temples, samurai and electronics are some of the usual things that come to mind right away. However, there is something that is not so normal that I have been intrigued by about Japan since I first wrote a post about it a couple years ago – that...

Late last year I made a quick blurb of a post about how extraordinary something as simple as a manhole cover in Japan can be and personally I think that some of the intricate designs are a a work of art. Recently my regular browsing of Japan related news turned up and interest manhole cover related discover...

You must be one special person or set of people to collect manhole covers or pictures of them. But when these manhole covers are from Japan you should expect them to be a little different from the ordinary, and trust me they are: More picture sources Okachin Manhole Cover Gallery Flickr Pool �...