Kumamon, a wide-eyed and red-cheeked bear representing Kumamoto Prefecture, is the gold standard of yuru kyara, Japan's pervasive promotional mascots.
Kumamon was born on March 12. On the same day, the Kyushu Shinkansen (bullet train) Line connecting Fukuoka with Kagoshima officially opened. His name derives from the word Kumamoto-mon, which means "Kumamoto person" in the local dialect. Kumamon is a mischievous boy.
Kumamon (くまモン) is a mascot created by the government of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It was created in 2010 for a campaign created to draw tourists to the region after the Kyushu Shinkansen line opened.
stoppie staff on 11.04.2019. 0. Kumamon (くまモン) is a cuddly character created by the government of Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan almost a decade ago.
To begin with, wild bears do not exist in Kumamoto prefecture. Kumamon was conceived from the link between the Kanji characters used in the prefecture name, "Kuma," which means a bear in Japanese. Incidentally, the "Mon" in the latter half of the name signifies "Mono (Person)" in the local dialect.
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The castle keep (天守閣, tenshukaku) is a concrete reconstruction built in 1960, but several ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original castle. Kumamoto Castle is considered one of the three premier castles in Japan, along with Himeji Castle and Matsumoto Castle....Kumamoto Castle.TranscriptionsRomanizationKumamoto-jō
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Kumamon [1] is a cartoon character of a rosy-cheeked brown bear designated as the official mascot of the Kumamoto prefecture in Japan.
Kumamon was designed by the Kumamoto government and unveiled to the public on March 12th, 2010 in an effort to promote tourism in the region.
In November 2011, Kumamon was voted the most popular mascot in Japan with more than 287,000 votes in an online poll for the annual Yuru-Kyara Grand Prix.
On December 24th, 2011, FunnyJunk [16] user gedmpbass submitted a two-panel comic of Kumamon standing in front of a bonfire and the caption “Why? For the Glory of Satan of course!” In January 2012, the same image was reposted to Tumblr [17] and eBaum’s World [18], although they didn't receive much attention until it was submitted to the /r/WTF [19] subreddit on February 13th, 2012.