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Nakanon (Nakanoshima)

なかのん（中之島）

Registered organizationNakanoshima Tourism Association

Added to this catalog October 10, 2014

Nakanon (Nakanoshima)
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Nakanon (Nakanoshima)

Nakanon (Nakanoshima) is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Nagaoka City, Niigata.

Registered area
Nagaoka City, Niigata
Registered organization
Nakanoshima 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.

Nakanoshima regional mascot Nakanon. Nakanon is a fairy born with a lotus root seedling that came to Nakanoshima in 1923. Nakanon liked Nakanoshima and has lived there ever since. Created with the region’s specialty lotus root as its motif, Nakanon wears the city flower, the lotus, and a lotus leaf on its head and appears at various events to promote beloved Nakanoshima throughout Japan.

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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