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Kamuten

かむてん

Registered organizationShinjo City, Yamagata Prefecture

Added to this catalog August 23, 2026

Kamuten
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Kamuten

Kamuten is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Shinjo City, Yamagata.

Registered area
Shinjo City, Yamagata
Registered organization
Shinjo City, Yamagata Prefecture

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.

I'm Kamuten, a tengu who lives on Mount Kamuro. Professor Yoshihiro Togashi, a manga artist from Shinjo City, created me. ...I'm not just an old man, you know? I'm a lucky tengu said to bring good fortune if you touch his nose!

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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1 recorded appearance