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Shinbun-kun

しんぶん君

Registered organizationChunichi-kai Gifu Prefecture Tono Branch

Added to this catalog August 23, 2026

Shinbun-kun
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Shinbun-kun

Shinbun-kun is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Tajimi City, Gifu.

Registered area
Tajimi City, Gifu
Registered organization
Chunichi-kai Gifu Prefecture Tono Branch

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.

The mascot character of a Chunichi Shimbun distributor living in Tajimi, the hottest town in Japan. His motif is a newspaper folded into four. He conducts newspaper promotion activities so that even a few more people will read, but his weakness is that he is not forceful and tends to be reserved.

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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