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Pikaryā

ピカリャ～

Registered organizationTaketomi Town Tourism Association

Added to this catalog August 23, 2013

Pikaryā
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Pikaryā

Pikaryā is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Taketomi Town, Okinawa.

Registered area
Taketomi Town, Okinawa
Registered organization
Taketomi Town 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.

Taketomi Town mascot character, Pikaryā. He is a boy who lives in Taketomi Town, Japan's southernmost municipality, and is an Iriomote wildcat. His name is based on Yamapikaryā, a legendary animal of Iriomote Island. The Yaeyama Islands are depicted on his belly, and he works hard as tourism promotion director to promote Taketomi Town so that many people will learn about it.

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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