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Hamanyan

はまにゃん

Registered organizationJapan Self-Defense Forces Kanagawa Provincial Cooperation Office

Added to this catalog August 23, 2026

Hamanyan
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Hamanyan

Hamanyan is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Yokohama City, Kanagawa.

Registered area
Yokohama City, Kanagawa
Registered organization
Japan Self-Defense Forces Kanagawa Provincial Cooperation Office

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.

Hamanyan was born in June 2010. Although the Self-Defense Forces have a formal image, Hamanyan continues public-relations activities every day to make the Self-Defense Forces more approachable and easier to understand, even if only a little.

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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4 recorded appearances