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Baketsuun

バケツーン

Registered organizationJoyo Bucket Relay Executive Committee: Let’s Carry the Water of Life

Added to this catalog August 23, 2026

Baketsuun
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Baketsuun

Baketsuun is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Kyoto.

Registered area
Kyoto
Registered organization
Joyo Bucket Relay Executive Committee: Let’s Carry the Water of Life

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.

Baketsuun is the yuru character of the event Let's Carry the Water of Life: Joyo Bucket Relay, which has continued for 15 years. Baketsuun first appeared in 2015 to help more people learn about and promote this event addressing the importance of water and environmental issues. The character will also appear at this year's event on November 23. Baketsuun is based on a bucket used in a bucket relay, and the character's gender is unknown.

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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