Japan city makes taken-for-granted manholes shine with anime colors

Who could have thought that lowly manhole covers can be a bet to attract visitors? Japan's Tokorozawa City has re-imagined new possibilities for its sewer lids.

And the "Hole" new world lights up every 6 p.m. to 2 a.m on solar power.

AFP News Agency on Friday tweeted photos of the colorful manholes that appear like circular canvases featuring anime characters in the streets and sidewalks.

A hole new world.

The humble manhole cover might not seem like much of a blank canvas, but one Japanese city is reimagining the possibilities with illuminated versions featuring anime charactershttps://t.co/AEXTZxysch

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— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 21, 2020

AFP also tweeted a reply video from its earlier post, saying that the illuminated paintings light up at 6 a.m. until 2 a.m., and that the city hopes the manhole makeover could attract visitors.

VIDEO: Japan city lights up sewer covers.

The humble manhole cover might not seem like much of a blank canvas, but one Japanese city is reimagining the possibilities with illuminated versions featuring anime characters pic.twitter.com/WLij9FRNDE

— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 21, 2020

—LBG, GMA News