Yuru-chara Do you know “Yuru-chara”? Yuru-chara are mascot characters sponsored by certain municipalities to promote local products and tourism in that area. Yuru-chara may appear as costumed characters at promotional events and festivals. In addition, Yuru-chara Grand Prix which is an annual event. The most popular mascot is determined by public voting in this event. Concept 1. There should be a strong message of love for ones hometown 2. The characters movements or behaviour should be unstable and unique 3. The character should be lovable and hold forgiveness Grand Prix 2011: Kumamon 2012: Barysan 2013: Sanomaru 2014: Gunma-chan pictures from yurugp.jp/
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 18:24:32 +0000