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Yaranyan

やらにゃん

Registered organizationTainai Certification Executive Committee

Added to this catalog August 21, 2013

Yaranyan
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Yaranyan

Yaranyan is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Tainai City, Niigata.

Registered area
Tainai City, Niigata
Registered organization
Tainai Certification Executive Committee

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.

Tainai City tourism ambassador, Yaranyan. A 10-year-old boy who became the Tainai City tourism ambassador after being created as the PR character for the local Tainai Certification exam. He works actively by appearing at events in various places while sharing information about Tainai City and the Tainai Certification exam on Twitter and Facebook.

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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8 recorded appearances