Momotaro, the character from the popular Japanese story Momotaro, the Peach Boy, is the symbol of the Okayama city. Therefore, there’s a street in Okayama named after Momotaro, lined by statues representing characters from the story and as expected, with manhole covers themed accordingly: here’s one of them, featuring Momotaro, the dog, the monkey and the pheasant, all drawn in a very cute manga style…

Momotaro Okayama Manhole Cover, Okayama

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