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Sakumaru

さくまる

Registered organizationTenryu Ward Tourism Association, Sakuma Branch

Added to this catalog October 12, 2013

Sakumaru
CHARACTER FACTS

Meet Sakumaru

Sakumaru is a mascot listed in our Japanese character catalog for Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka.

Registered area
Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
Registered organization
Tenryu Ward Tourism Association, Sakuma Branch

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.

The character of the Sakuma Town Tourism Association, Sakumaru was created by the tourism association in 2012 to bring smiles to visitors to Hamamatsu City and Sakuma Town. He is based on a kappa appearing in the town's folktale “Kappa's Eye Drops.” Sakumaru appears mainly at events in the town to enliven Sakuma Town, a place of history and folk tales.

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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