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Yamatan

やまたん

Registered organizationYamamura Gakuen Junior College

Added to this catalog August 23, 2026

Yamatan
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Yamatan

Yamatan is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Hatoyama Town, Saitama.

Registered area
Hatoyama Town, Saitama
Registered organization
Yamamura Gakuen Junior College

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.

Yamamura Gakuen Junior College, located in Hatoyama Town, Saitama Prefecture, is a training school for kindergarten teachers and childcare workers—a school in the forest. The leaf on its head symbolizes the School in the Forest. It sometimes appears to encourage students when they are troubled or worried.

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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