Manhole Quest
Use these field guides to plan a route, understand what you are looking at, and connect every visit to current official sources. Manhole Quest is an independent app; the guides do not imply endorsement by a rights holder or municipality.
Start with a cover map as a planning index, not a guarantee. Choose a small area, check every candidate against the linked official source, download the supported map area before leaving, and recheck access when you arrive.
Read the guideUse the official Pokémon Local Acts Poké Lids catalog to confirm the installation, then use Manhole Quest to organize the locations into a practical route, save supported map areas offline, and track visits on site.
Read the guideChoose one station area or municipal cluster, verify each design with the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Sewerage or local official page, then build a short loop that respects crossings, crowds, weather, and public access.
Read the guideDownload the supported map area while you have reliable Wi-Fi, open the priority cover details once, save essential official links or addresses separately, and keep a short fallback route that does not depend on live data.
Read the guideNormal scanning uses the camera, AR reference recognition, and location context on the device. When a supported cover is verified at the public location, the app records collection progress. Routine camera frames are not uploaded.
Read the guideJapanese decorative covers make local stories visible at street level, but they remain working pieces of public infrastructure. The most useful way to appreciate them is to connect the design with its municipality, setting, and official source—not to treat the street as an open-air merchandise catalog.
Read the guideChoose a theme that produces a realistic route—one municipality, trip, public-art series, or regional set—then use the catalog to separate planned, visited, and remaining covers while keeping official source links attached to every stop.
Read the guideStay on public paths, obey signs and staff, keep out of roads and cycle lanes, avoid blocking pedestrians, protect other people’s privacy, and abandon any stop that requires unsafe or restricted access.
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