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Santa-kun

産太くん

Registered organizationSanko Bus Co., Ltd.

Added to this catalog August 23, 2026

Santa-kun
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Santa-kun

Santa-kun is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Kumamoto City, Kumamoto.

Registered area
Kumamoto City, Kumamoto
Registered organization
Sanko Bus 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.

Five-year-old Santa-kun loves the Sanko buses that run through Kumamoto and, despite being a tanuki, has transformed into Sanko bus blue. He comes from Funaba-yama, famous for a children's song. His charming features are his large tail and big protruding navel bearing the Sanko mark. His catchphrase is “Nun.”

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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Contest records

1 recorded appearance