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Echizen Kanitaro

越前かに太郎

Registered organizationEchizen Town Commerce and Tourism Division

Added to this catalog January 20, 2014

Echizen Kanitaro
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Echizen Kanitaro

Echizen Kanitaro is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Echizen Town, Fukui.

Registered area
Echizen Town, Fukui
Registered organization
Echizen Town Commerce and Tourism Division

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.

Echizen Kanitaro is the character of Echizen Town. He is a boy snow crab born in 2000 as the eldest of the Echizen Three Siblings. As the representative of the Echizen Crab brand, he appears at events in various places while introducing the town's landmarks to promote Fukui Prefecture and Echizen Town to many people.

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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