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Hitoshimaro-kun and Yosami-hime

人麻呂くん・よさみ姫

Registered organizationGotsu City

Added to this catalog November 21, 2013

Hitoshimaro-kun and Yosami-hime
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Hitoshimaro-kun and Yosami-hime

Hitoshimaro-kun and Yosami-hime is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Gotsu City, Shimane.

Registered area
Gotsu City, Shimane
Registered organization
Gotsu City

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.

Gotsu City's yuru-chara, Hitoshimaro-kun and Yosami-hime, are the Asuka-period poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro and his wife Yosami-hime, who traveled through time to the present day as Gotsu Manyo ambassadors. They appear and work at many events for Gotsu City, with which they have a connection.

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.

The original Japanese introduction has been consolidated into this character profile. Original text, photos and publication details (Japanese) →

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OFFICIAL RESULTS

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5 recorded appearances