By SHINTARO KATO/ Staff Writer
December 1, 2019 at 08:00 JST
The ferroconcrete slide at Monma Elementary School in Miyashiro, Saitama Prefecture, in November. A butterfly, plane and other motifs are drawn on the slide. Children form a long line during a break between classes. (Shintaro Kato)
MIYASHIRO, Saitama Prefecture--A ferroconcrete slide at a schoolyard here that has been providing fun times for nearly a century will be designated as a tangible cultural asset. [Read More]
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