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Takanabe Taishi-kun

たか鍋大使くん

Registered organizationTakanabe Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Added to this catalog August 27, 2013

Takanabe Taishi-kun
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Takanabe Taishi-kun

Takanabe Taishi-kun is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Takanabe Town, Miyazaki.

Registered area
Takanabe Town, Miyazaki
Registered organization
Takanabe Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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.

Takanabe Town publicity ambassador, Takanabe Taishi-kun. This character was created with the Eleven-Faced Kannon at Takanabe Taishi, a stone-Buddha site that has existed in Takanabe Town since long ago, as his motif. Apparently, Takanabe Taishi has approximately 800 stone statues!

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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6 recorded appearances