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Hotto-chan

ほっとちゃん

Registered organizationRyujin Tourism Association

Added to this catalog September 19, 2013

Hotto-chan
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Hotto-chan

Hotto-chan is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Tanabe City, Wakayama.

Registered area
Tanabe City, Wakayama
Registered organization
Ryujin Tourism Association

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.

Ryujin Village tourism promotion character Hotto-chan. A five-year-old boy wearing a dragon costume, he loves hot springs. He wears a towel around his neck so he can enter a hot spring at any time. They say that touching the yuzu held by Hotto-chan makes wishes come true?

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.

The original Japanese introduction has been consolidated into this character profile. Original text, photos and publication details (Japanese) →

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