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Gogaku-kun, Akaushi-kun, and Hinoko-chan

五岳くん・あか牛くん・火の子ちゃん

Added to this catalog November 19, 2013

Gogaku-kun, Akaushi-kun, and Hinoko-chan
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Gogaku-kun, Akaushi-kun, and Hinoko-chan

Gogaku-kun, Akaushi-kun, and Hinoko-chan is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Aso City, Kumamoto.

Registered area
Aso City, Kumamoto

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.

Aso City's image characters. Gogaku-kun's real name is Aso Gogaku. He is an eight-year-old boy who loves nature and takes things easy. Akaushi-kun is a boy based on Kumamoto Prefecture's specialty akaushi cattle, whose favorite food is Aso's delicious wild grasses. Hinoko-chan's real name is Aso Hinoko. She is a sensible six-year-old girl and Gogaku-kun's younger sister. They were created from a manga artist's designs, with their nicknames selected from public submissions, and are active together or individually at many events.

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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