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Watamaru-kun

わたまろくん

Registered organizationYahaba Town

Added to this catalog November 6, 2013

Watamaru-kun
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Watamaru-kun

Watamaru-kun is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Yahaba Town, Iwate.

Registered area
Yahaba Town, Iwate
Registered organization
Yahaba Town

From the recorded profile

This is a translation of the source description. Dates, affiliations and plans refer to the source’s publication context, not a guarantee of current activity.

Yahaba Town PR character Watamaru-kun. More than 1,200 years have passed since Funya no Watamaru built Tokutan Castle in Yahaba Town. Watamaru-kun is a character who returned to the present to promote modern Yahaba Town throughout Japan.

English translation of the source profile. Names are display translations, not necessarily official English names. Original Japanese names are retained for identification; check official sources for current activity.

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3 recorded appearances