On the way to the Cup Noodle Museum in Ikeda, Osaka, Japan. 🐥
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Manhole Cover of City of Shimoda
Location: Perry Road, Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Timestamp: 15:23 June 6, 2023
One of the sites where US Naval Commodore Perry initially landed in Japan, demanding an end to Japan's extensive period of isolation spanning over 200 years, and advocating for trade with the Western world through the use of gunboat diplomacy, has been immortalized in the history books. The city of Shimoda is the location where the Treaty of Peace and Amity was signed in 1854 between the US Government and the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate.
Within this city, there exists many unique manhole covers that pay homage to the iconic "Black Ships." These legendary vessels earned their name from the Japanese people themselves, owing to their distinctive black hulls and the billowing black smoke emitted by their coal-fired steam engines.
Checkout the Pix4Japan blog for historical references, further details, and geotagged locations (link in Bio).
Fujifilm X100V (23 mm) with 5% diffusion filter
ISO 160 for 1/280 sec. at ƒ/2.2
Classic Chrome film simulation
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Finally seen one of these.
Now my life is complete!
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Tmnt February day 5! Prompt 'adventure'
Posting late cause I forgot to yesterday
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