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Hotarun

ほたるん

Registered organizationToyota Town Tourism Association

Added to this catalog September 8, 2014

Hotarun
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Hotarun

Hotarun is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi.

Registered area
Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi
Registered organization
Toyota Town Tourism Association

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.

Toyoda Town Tourism Ambassador Hotarun is a two-year-old boy born in Toyoda Town, known as the village of fireflies, and inspired by the Genji firefly. He became a tourism ambassador in June 2013 and is working hard to promote Toyoda Town!

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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