MEET THIS CHARACTERNabari City, Mie

Hiyawan

ひやわん

Added to this catalog September 5, 2015

CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Hiyawan

Hiyawan is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Nabari City, Mie.

Registered area: Nabari City, Mie

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.

Hiyawan is Nabari City’s yuru character. In the Iga region’s dialect, a narrow alley is called a “hiyawai,” so he debuted with the name “Hiyawan” as “a dog with a noh-mask face who lives in an alley.” He appears mainly at events in the city while sharing Nabari City’s appeal and information on Facebook, attracting attention.

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.

English page updated: September 8, 2026. Source-check dates are shown separately.