Designed Manhole Cover (Mechanical Designer Kunio Okawara Project)

In Inagi City, as part of the "Mechanical Designer Kunio Okawara Project," five types of designed manhole covers have been created featuring "Gundam" from the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam," "Magnum Ace" from "Shippu! Iron Leaguer," "Yatterwan" from "Yatterman," "Scopedog" from "Armored Trooper Votoms," and "Inagi Nashinosuke," the city’s official image character.
These designed manhole covers are utilized as tourism resources, and by combining them with monuments and other items created in this project so far, we aim to enhance the circulation within the city, promote the attraction of tourists, and revitalize the local community.
The currently installed designed manhole covers were produced with the grant from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s FY2019 Design Manhole Cover Installation and Utilization Promotion Project Subsidy.

Gundam (from "Mobile Suit Gundam")

Designed by Kunio Okawara.
The blue lines represent the flow of water such as the Tama River and Omaru irrigation canal, while the brown and green lines depict the satoyama landscape, expressing the rich natural environment of Inagi City.
Installed near Inagi-Naganuma Station.

Yatter-Wan (from "Yatterman")

Designed by Kunio Okawara.
The blue lines represent the flow of water such as the Tama River and Omaru irrigation canal, while the brown and green lines depict the satoyama landscape, expressing the rich natural environment of Inagi City.
Installed near Minami-Tama Station.

Magnum Ace (from "Shippū! Iron Leaguer")

Designed by Kunio Okawara.
The blue lines represent the flow of water such as the Tama River and Omaru irrigation canal, while the brown and green lines depict the satoyama landscape, expressing the rich natural environment of Inagi City.
Installed near Yanokuchi Station.

Scopedog (from "Armored Trooper Votoms")

Designed by Kunio Okawara.
The blue lines represent the flow of water such as the Tama River and Omaru irrigation canal, while the brown and green lines depict the satoyama landscape, expressing the rich natural environment of Inagi City.
Installed on Wakabadai Fureai Road (near Inagi City i Plaza).

• Inagi City i Plaza

Inagi Nashinosuke (Official Mascot Character of Inagi City)

Inagi Nashinosuke is a pear-shaped mecha created by mechanical designer Kunio Okawara and multi-creator Jet Inoue.
The manhole cover was designed by Jet Inoue. It features Nashinosuke striking his signature pose "Inagi no I," along with depictions of flowing water, satoyama landscapes, and local specialties such as pears and grapes, all overflowing with the charm of Inagi.
Installed on Wakabadai Fureai Road (near Inagi City i Plaza).

Merchandise and more

It is also featured in the design of the manhole card. Distribution status will be updated on the website.
For merchandise information, please check the Inagi Communication Base Pear Terrace SNS (@pear_terrace)!

• Inagi Communication Base Pear Terrace Official X(external link)