Oita

  • Mejiron

    Adorable green character modeled after the prefectural bird, the Japanese white-eye. Born during the 2008 National Sports Festival, now actively promoting the entire prefecture.

    Trivia

    • Popularity remained strong even after the National Sports Festival ended, adopted for prefectural office business card designs.
    • Favorite foods are set as Kabosu and Dango-jiru.
    • Hard worker appearing at prefectural events over 100 times annually.

  • Oitan

    Tourism PR character with simple speech-bubble-shaped body featuring 'Oita' text. Makes a strong presence in travel photo memories.

    Trivia

    • Secret backstory of being good friends with the red demon from Beppu Hell Tour.
    • Stickers and T-shirts are popular merchandise.

  • Kabotan

    Agricultural PR character anthropomorphizing Kabosu with a round body wearing a leaf hat.

    Trivia

    • Appearance frequency increases from autumn to winter in sync with Kabosu season.
    • Kabotan dance videos have gone viral on social media.