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Machikane-kun

マチカネくん

Registered organizationToyonaka City, Urban Vitality Department...

Added to this catalog August 22, 2013

Machikane-kun
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Machikane-kun

Machikane-kun is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Toyonaka City, Osaka.

Registered area
Toyonaka City, Osaka
Registered organization
Toyonaka City, Urban Vitality Department...

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.

Toyonaka City character Machikane-kun. A slightly lonely crocodile born as a character commemorating the 75th anniversary of the city system in 2011, modeled on the Machikanewani crocodile discovered on the university’s Toyonaka campus in 1964!

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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