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Benitaka-chan

べにたかちゃん

Registered organizationShirataka Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry Youth Division

Added to this catalog September 19, 2014

Benitaka-chan
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Benitaka-chan

Benitaka-chan is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Shirataka Town, Yamagata.

Registered area
Shirataka Town, Yamagata
Registered organization
Shirataka Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry Youth 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.

Shirataka Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry Youth Division character, Benitaka-chan. Her design was solicited in January 2014 and her nickname in July. She was named Benitaka-chan from among the submissions and unveiled in August. She is a white hawk girl who came from Mount Shirataka. Wearing a safflower hair ornament and a kimono patterned with safflowers, the flower of Yamagata Prefecture, she flies energetically around promoting Shirataka 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.

The original Japanese introduction has been consolidated into this character profile. Original text, photos and publication details (Japanese) →

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