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Niko-chan and Namezō

ニコちゃんとなめぞう

Registered organizationNamegata City Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Added to this catalog December 2, 2013

Niko-chan and Namezō
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Niko-chan and Namezō

Niko-chan and Namezō is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Namegata City, Ibaraki.

Registered area
Namegata City, Ibaraki
Registered organization
Namegata City Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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.

Namegata City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Niko-chan and Namezō. Niko-chan is an American catfish living at the bottom of Lake Kasumigaura, and Namezō is her younger brother. Though the siblings are shy around strangers, they appear at events to revitalize Namegata City and so that everyone will say, “When you think of Namegata City, you think of Niko-chan.”

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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