Pokéfuta

Pokéfuta (Japanese: ポケふた) or Poké Lids are manhole covers in Japan decorated with drawings of Pokémon characters.

They serve as local points of interest, attracting tourists to lesser known destinations in Japan.

The practice originated in the 1980s as a public relations campaign for the revitalization of sewer systems.

Many towns and cities across Japan have their own designs which represents the local identity, and the practice has garnered sufficient interest from the public for annual manhole exhibitions.

[1] The Pokémon Company, in partnership with local Japanese governments within the "Pokémon Local Acts" project, began designing and installing manhole covers to be installed in Japanese towns, partly to attract tourists to smaller uncommon destinations and help revitalize cities struck by natural disasters.