While many visitors to Japan might get a crick in their neck gazing up at towering pagodas and Tori gates, there’s one item that is much more down-to-earth but equally unmissable: manhole covers, or manhorukaba.

Colin Bisset's Iconic Designs: Japanese manhole covers

This program is no longer in production. Making sense of Australia’s place in the world, Between the Lines puts contemporary international issues and events into a broader historical context, seeking out original perspectives and challenging accepted wisdom.

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This program is no longer in production. Making sense of Australia’s place in the world, Between the Lines puts contemporary international issues and events into a broader historical context, seeking out original perspectives and challenging accepted wisdom.

This program is no longer in production.&nbsp;Making sense of Australia’s place in the world, Between the Lines puts contemporary international issues and events into a broader historical context, seeking out original perspectives and challenging accepted wisdom.

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Colin Bisset's Iconic Designs: Japanese manhole covers

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