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Tetchan

てっちゃん

Registered organizationKane-Tetsu Delica Foods Co., Ltd.

Added to this catalog August 23, 2026

Tetchan
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Tetchan

Tetchan is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Kobe City, Hyogo.

Registered area
Kobe City, Hyogo
Registered organization
Kane-Tetsu Delica Foods Co., Ltd.

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.

Tetchan was born in Kobe 63 years ago. He is the character of Kane-Tetsu Delica Foods, a Kobe manufacturer of processed fish products, known for the song “Tetchan, Tetchan, Kane-Tetchan” and its educational kamaboko newspaper.

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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