During my recently concluded two-week trip to Japan, I explored South Japan this time with 
When you think of Japan or plan to travel there, most people or social media pages would tell you to visit famous cities like Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, and Nara. I’ve already been to Tokyo twice, and ever since then, I’ve been itching to go to the other four cities. Finally, I got the chance, thanks to my friends who were just as eager as I was. Though take note that it’s not their first time, but they were so gracious enough to tour me around. 😍
At first, I thought we were only visiting those four cities and planning our itineraries around them. But lo and behold, my expectations were exceeded. We explored not just those cities but even more! To add to my Japan checklist, this trip went from my first South Japan experience to an unexpected prefecture-hunting adventure. The cities and towns we visited checked off several prefectures from my list. I’ll share more about that in my next blogs because there are just too many stories for one post.
One of the fun things that happened during our trip was accidentally stumbling upon these colorful and artistic manhole covers. I had seen a few of them before in Tokyo, but I never really stopped to take photos. However, this time in South Japan, we just couldn’t help it. There were too many cute and creative ones scattered around the streets.
So here are some of the manhole covers I managed to find during the trip. It felt like catching Pokémon, one photo at a time.
Osaka
Tottori
Hokuei
Kurashiki
Himeji
Wakayama
Nara (We couldn't find a colorful one but it's still artistic nonetheless.)
Side note: I couldn't find one in Kyoto. If you guys managed to get a pic, care to share what they look like? 😊
I didn’t expect something as simple as manhole covers to become one of my favorite parts of this journey. Sometimes, it’s the little surprises that make the trip even more memorable. ❤️💜
Note: These photos were all taken on my phone.