
The 12 Japanese players currently in the MLB will soon be getting a specially designed manhole cover in their hometown.
In the Greater Tokyo area, there will be four - Seiya Suzuki (Chicago Cubs, Arakawa-ku in Tokyo), Yuki Matsui (San Diego Padres, Kawasaki-city in Kanagawa), Tomoyuki Sugano (Baltimore Orioles, Sagamihara-city in Kanagawa) and Lars Nootbaar (St. Louis Cardinals, Higashi matsuyama-city, Saitama).
All 12 manholes will be viewable by the end of June.
Japan is known for having special manhole covers of various design. I have a page introducing other themes that can be found in the Tokyo area: https://www.tanaka-tokyotours.com/tours/tokyo-manhole-tour/