MEET THIS CHARACTERAikawa Town, Kanagawa

Aichan

あいちゃん

Added to this catalog September 6, 2013

CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Aichan

Aichan is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Aikawa Town, Kanagawa.

Registered area: Aikawa Town, Kanagawa

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.

Aikawa Town tourism character Aichan is a boy modeled on a samurai from the Mi-masu Battle, remembered in history as a mountain battle. He wears a helmet shaped like the kingfisher, the town bird. Aichan appears at various events while introducing Aikawa Town’s attractions on Twitter and elsewhere to promote the town.

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.

English page updated: September 8, 2026. Source-check dates are shown separately.