美麗外衣外下的危險／日本可愛圖案瓦桶儲存槽

Decorated gas tanks:

日本瓦斯廠偶而會在巨大的瓦斯儲存槽裡畫上可愛的圖像，創造親民的意象，安全有無提昇，不得而知。
Local gas companies occasionally add a touch of character to the giant spherical gas containers that dot the landscape of Japan. Here are a few examples.

Nicotan (mascot of Shibata Gas) -- Shibata, Niigata prefecture [via]

Watermelon -- Tomisato, Chiba prefecture [via]

Hikari-chan and Gatto-kun -- Niigata [via]

Zen monk-poet Ryōkan -- Tsubame, Niigata prefecture [via]

Soccer ball -- Kiryū, Gunma prefecture [via]

Tokkikki (Niigata prefectural mascots) -- Niigata [via]

Ōnyūdō -- Yokkaichi, Mie prefecture

Peach -- Akaiwa, Okayama prefecture [via]

Ouchi dolls -- Yamaguchi prefecture [via]

Welcome to Isesaki -- Gunma prefecture [via]

"Taisha" wheeled fish toy -- Niigata [via]

Morioka Gas character dancing the Sansa Odori -- Morioka, Iwate prefecture [via]

Bunbuku Chagama tanuki -- Gunma prefecture [via] // Origami cranes -- Mie prefecture [via]

Japanese irises -- Niigata [via]

Watermelon -- Takizawa, Iwate prefecture [via]

Godai-chan (tourism mascot for the city of Kashihara) -- Nara prefecture [via]

Kōfu, Yamanashi prefecture [via]

Kintarō -- Saitama [via]

Flowers and butterflies -- Niigata prefecture [via]

Artist's conception of Nintendo Kirby tanks [via]