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Sanomaru

さのまる

Registered organizationSano City

Added to this catalog August 25, 2013

Sanomaru
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Sanomaru

Sanomaru is a character from Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture. Local features are reflected in his setting as a samurai living in Sano's castle town, with a Sano ramen bowl as his hat and an imo fry as his sword.

Registered area
Sano City, Tochigi
Registered organization
Sano City
Motif
Sano ramen, imo fries, samurai

Facts checked: · Source (Japanese) ↗

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.

Sano Brand character Sanomaru. He is a samurai boy living in Sano City and was created in 2011. Since Sano City has the local specialties Sano ramen and imo fries, his hat is a ramen bowl, his bangs are made of noodles, and the sword at his waist is an imo fry. He won the 2013 Yuru-chara Grand Prix and is active in promoting Sano City around the world.

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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