For Today’s Japan Photo, we take a look at this gorgeous and brightly colored manhole cover that is found in the Takamatsu City of Kagawa Prefecture.
The image depicts the heroics of Nasu no Yoichi, a samurai that found bravely alongside the Minamoto clan at the Battle of Yashima in 1184. The enemy Taira placed a fan atop the mast of one of their ships, claiming it protected the ship from arrows, and daring the Minamoto warriors to shoot it off. Sitting atop his mount in the waves, his target atop the ship rocking as well, Nasu managed to shoot the target fan down with just a single shot.
