Ah, nearly e sense of relief to find a manhole cover in snow bound Niseko, or to be more precise the main street of Hirafu  Here the council has kindly heated the footpaths to keep the snow at bay. If on  a winter's day a traveler was looking for the sun in Hirafu this is the most likely spot to find it.  The sun man is wonderfully leoline, and the date gives it a provenance not often seen in man hole covers.