MEET THIS CHARACTERYanaizu Town, Fukushima
Uto-chan
うとちゃん
Registered organizationYanaizu Town
Added to this catalog August 23, 2026
CHARACTER FACTS
Meet Uto-chan
Uto-chan is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Yanaizu Town, Fukushima.
- Registered area
- Yanaizu Town, Fukushima
- Registered organization
- Yanaizu Town
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.
Uto-chan and Utoko-chan were created by combining the ox and tiger, the guardian deities of Fukuman Kokuzo Bosatsu Enzoji Temple in Aizu-Yanaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture. Both are somewhat gentle in personality, but they love interacting with everyone and welcome visitors at Yanaizu Town’s various tourist attractions and events. They love Aizu-Yanaizu’s specialty awamanju and eat as many as 113 awamanju in one day. Their red faces make them akabeko because Yanaizu Town is said to be the birthplace of akabeko. They are also, in fact, lovers.
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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OFFICIAL RESULTS
Contest records
2 recorded appearances
2015Yuru-chara Grand PrixOverall
1,440place
Official result ↗2013Yuru-chara Grand PrixOverall
1,458place
Official result ↗