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.Jan 14, 2020
*Blue indicates the dates when KUMAMON can be found in his office. KUMAMON Square is the center of activities for KUMAMON, who travels all over Japan, and sometimes overseas, in his official capacity as sales manager for Kumamoto Prefecture.
Kumamon, a wide-eyed and red-cheeked bear representing Kumamoto Prefecture, is the gold standard of yuru kyara, Japan's pervasive promotional mascots.Sep 28, 2021
A large part of Kumamon's success can be attributed to its cuteness. The unusual marketing strategy of free licensing is also behind Kumamon's commercial success, since the Kumamoto prefecture grants usage rights for free to anyone as long as their products promote goods and services from the prefecture.
Chiitan is a Japanese mascot which was formerly a self-declared unofficial representative of the small port city of Susaki. It is a self-described "0-year-old fairy baby" otter with no gender that wears a turtle as a hat....ChiitanDesigned byKoh HashibiroIn-universe informationSpeciesFairy-baby otter3 more rows
It was a large and well fortified castle. 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 CastleMaterialsWood, stone, plaster, tileDemolished1877 (Satsuma Rebellion)Japanese nameKanji熊本城18 more rows
Rilakkuma (リラックマ, Rirakkuma) is a fictional character produced by the Japanese company San-X and created by Aki Kondo. After the character's launch in 2003, Rilakkuma has been featured on stationery and merchandise created by San-X, as well as several collaboration cafes.
Kumamon — a portly black bear with puffy red cheeks, a pair of wide-open eyes that appear permanently surprised and a name that combines the Japanese word for bear (kuma) with the local slang for man (mon) — was born on 12 March 2011.Mar 3, 2020
Bari-san is the mascot of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, and a city known for its yakitori (BBQ chicken). It is always walking with a ship-shaped wallet in hand, ready to eat and drink. Imabari is a city with a long bridge that connects the island of Honshu with Shikoku. Bari-san wears the bridge on its head like a hat.May 25, 2019
A mascot is any human, animal, or object thought to bring luck, or anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name.
Kumamon is hired by the local government to promote Kumamoto and bring happiness wherever he goes.
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.Aug 12, 2013
[7] During the first half of 2012, Kumamon merchandise and other branded promotions generated more than ¥11.8 billion in revenue [8], reaching more than ¥29.36 billion by the end of the year. [9] .
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. Prior to being archived, the Reddit post accrued 13,639 upvotes, 927 points overall and 283 comments.
Kumamon [1] is a cartoon character of a rosy-cheeked brown bear designated as the official mascot of the Kumamoto prefecture in Japan. Since its debut in early 2011 as part of a tourism promotion campaign, Kumamon has become a popular character nationwide and even inspired a reaction image featuring the mascot with a mischievous grin reminiscent ...
Origin. 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. As part of the campaign, the local government launched a personal website, [2] blog, [3] as well as Facebook [4] and Twitter [5] accounts for the mascot, whose official description says he is ...
On April 16th, 2016 (JST), a series of earthquakes with a magnitude as high as 7.0 struck Kumamoto City of Kumamoto Prefecture in southern Japan, resulting in the deaths of at least 48 people, injuries of approximately 3,000 others and evacuation of more than 44,000 residents from the area. In the following days, many followers of Kumamon's official account on Twitter [31] began expressing concerns regarding the whereabouts of the mascot in the wake of the disaster, while others criticized the prefectural authorities' failure to leverage the mascot's formidable online presence as a way to share real-time bulletins on public safety.