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Kurawanko

くらわんこ

Registered organizationSpecified Nonprofit Organization...

Added to this catalog August 22, 2013

Kurawanko
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Kurawanko

Kurawanko is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Hirakata City, Osaka.

Registered area
Hirakata City, Osaka
Registered organization
Specified Nonprofit Organization...

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.

Kurawanko, Hirakata's Tourism Ambassador, was named by combining “kurawanka,” a Kawachi dialect expression meaning “Would you like to eat?” and “wanko,” meaning dog. He is a dog boatman wearing a white loincloth. Since his creation in 2005, he has appeared at various events while sharing Hirakata City's appeal and other information on Twitter, Facebook, and elsewhere.

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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