About Japan from.... manhole covers, Omurasaki from Beppu

Wed, July 25, 2018, by
The motifs on the Japanese artistic manhole covers are usually selected to represent local traits. Some are easy to recognize, others require some research, and a few are making visitors ask questions...
Photographed here is a manhole cover in Beppu, which certainly represents azalea flowers. The city's symbol flower is the Rhododendron called in Japanese Omurasaki, a species of purple azalea, with large flowers. I wonder, why they aren't purple?

Manhole Cover, Beppu, Oita
EXIF info:

Nikon Df
Lens: 24-70mm F/2.8G
Focal Length: 24mm
Aperture: F/6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/100s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 320


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