• Yuru-chara (Japanese: ゆるキャラ, Hepburn: yuru kyara) is a Japanese term for a category of mascot characters; usually created to promote a place or region...
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  • Gunma-chan (ぐんまちゃん, formerly known as Yūma-chan/ゆうまちゃん) is the fictional yuru-chara mascot of Gunma Prefecture. There are two official versions of the character...
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    Mascot (section Yuru-chara)
    municipalities have mascots, which are known as Yuru-chara (Japanese: ゆるキャラ Hepburn: yuru kyara). Yuru-chara is also used to refer to mascots created by businesses...
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    prefecture from Hiroshima and Chiba prefectures. Voting for the 2012 Yuru-chara Grand Prix opened on 15 September 2012, with Choruru making his first...
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    Myakumyaku), officially stylized in all caps as MYAKU-MYAKU, is the mascot and yuru-chara representing Expo 2025, an upcoming world's fair scheduled to be held...
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    was voted top in a nationwide survey of mascots, collectively known as yuru-chara, garnering over 280,000 votes. Following his success in the contest, Kumamoto...
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    Hikonyan won first place in the Yuru-chara Grand Prix competition against 168 other mascots, collectively known as yuru-chara (ゆるキャラ). Kumamon Funassyi Choruru...
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    Sento-kun (せんとくん) is a yuru-chara mascot created by Nara City Office to commemorate the 1300th anniversary of Nara Heijō-kyō, the ancient capital of Japan...
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  • Marimokkori (まりもっこり) is the yuru-chara mascot of Hokkaidō, Japan. The name "Marimokkori" is a portmanteau of marimo, green algae clusters that grow in...
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  • Mayumaro (まゆまろ) is a yuru-chara mascot in Japan. He is the public relations officer for Kyoto. His work is to promote Kyoto. His motif is a silkworm cocoon...
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