I made a design manhole cover!

In Inagi City, as part of the "Mechanical Designer Kunio Okawara Project", "Gundam" that appears in the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam", "Magnum Ace" that appears in "Shippu! Iron Leaguer", and "Yatter One" that appears in "Yatterman" , "Scope Dog" that appears in "Armored Trooper Votoms", and "Nashinosuke Inagi", the city's official image character, five types of design manhole covers.
By utilizing these designed manhole covers as tourism resources and combining them with the monuments and other objects that have been produced in the same project, we will improve the ease of getting around the city, attract more tourists, and revitalize the region.
In addition, the design manhole cover produced this time was produced with the grant of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's "2019 design manhole cover installation and utilization promotion project subsidy".

"Gundam", "Magnum Ace", "Yatter One", and "Scope Dog" were designed by mechanical designer Kunio Okawara. The blue line on the right represents the abundant water of the Misawa River, Daimaru Canal, and the Tama River, and the green and brown areas at the bottom represent abundant greenery and nature.
“Inagi Nashinosuke” was designed by multi-creator Jet Inoue. In addition to the flow of water, the Tama hills, nature, and local products such as pears and grapes are expressed.

Gundam

In front of JR Nambu Line Inagi Naganuma Station

magnum ace

In front of Yanoguchi Station on the JR Nambu Line

Yatterwan

In front of JR Nambu Line Minamitama Station

scope dog

Around Wakabadai Station on the Keio Sagamihara Line

Nashinosuke Inagi

Around Wakabadai Station on the Keio Sagamihara Line

Inagi City is the hometown of Kunio Okawara, a famous mechanical designer, so we have created works designed by Kunio Okawara in Inagi City and held talk events to make it attractive to children and families. Through this project, we are improving the attractiveness of Inagi City, revitalizing the region, promoting tourism, and increasing the number of permanent residents.

Main efforts to date

In April 2016, monuments of "Gundam" and "Char's Zaku" were installed in front of the Inagi Transmission Base Pair Terrace, and in March 2017, "Scope Dog" and " I installed a design plate of Yatterwan.
In addition, in April 2017, a monument of "Yatter One" was also installed in Wakerubashi Park at Minamitama Station on the JR Nambu Line.
In addition to the installation of monuments, etc., the event "Mecha Designers Summit" has been held every year since 2012, with Mr. Kunio Okawara as the main host, focusing on "manufacturing", attracting many people from inside and outside the city. increase.