Check Out These Awesome Japanese Pokemon Manhole Covers

Your nearest sewer hole cover is likely a dreary affair. First, it covers a sewer. Nothing glamorous about that. Second, it doesn't have Pokémon all over it like these incredibly cool Pokéfuta, or Poké Lids to non-Japanese speakers. Yep, Japan has Pokémon access hole covers, everyone.

Japan Unveils Pokémon-Themed Sewer Hole Covers

If you're anything like us, you'll greet this news with both a sense of befuddlement and wide-eyed wonder, but Japan actually has lots of artwork on its sewer covers. Now, it also has vibrantly colored Pokémon hatches to cover the sewer access points, and you have to admit, they look awesome.

The covers come in a range of designs and feature a wide variety of Pokémon faves, from good old Pikachu to lazy Slowpoke. If you head to the Poké Lids website, you can check them out for yourself, alongside seeing where each one is on a map of Japan.

Why Does Japan Have Pokémon Sewer Hatches?

In actual fact, this isn't the first time Japan has seen elaborately decorated access hole covers. Japanese officials introduced the concept back in the 1980s, as they tried to convince rural folk that sewer systems direly needed updating.

They convinced the rural inhabitants by decorating the covers, and it has stuck ever since. You may find you come across a wide variety of original designs if you were ever to stroll down Japanese roads. Japan even has a festival dedicated to these unique works of art!

It has introduced these special Poké Lids in a bid to attract Pokémon fans to Japan. If Niantic doesn't make this a Pokémon Go feature, then it really is missing out on a great idea.

You Now Have Pokémon Sewer Lid FOMO

Don't worry if your local access hatch is Pokémon-free. You can always add some Pokémon to the world around you using augmented reality games and apps like Pokémon Go and Pokémon Snap.

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