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Captain Fukkan

フックン船長

Registered organizationTsukuba City

Added to this catalog September 17, 2014

Captain Fukkan
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Captain Fukkan

Captain Fukkan is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Tsukuba City, Ibaraki.

Registered area
Tsukuba City, Ibaraki
Registered organization
Tsukuba 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.

Tsukuba City image character, Captain Fukkan. He is an astronaut-style owl robot developed by Tsukutsuku, Tsukuba City's symbol character, in February 2014, the 50th anniversary of Tsukuba Science City. He also became the “Tsukuba, Honmono! Promotion Ambassador.” While sharing information about Tsukuba City on his blog and Twitter, he works actively while dreaming of one day working in space.

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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