Shiga

  • Hikonyan

    White cat warrior born for Hikone Castle 400th anniversary. Red helmet and crescent moon with relaxed movements sparked nationwide yuru-chara boom.

    Trivia

    • Fans gather before keep at three daily appearance times.
    • Domestic and international merchandise sales exceed 3 billion yen cumulatively.
    • Sometimes appears in yellow raincoat on rainy days.

  • Caffy

    Shiga Prefecture mascot modeled after little grebe inhabiting Lake Biwa. Light blue body with prefectural emblem float, promoting lake environmental conservation.

    Trivia

    • Name combines little grebe and happy.
    • Prefectural official LINE stamps exceeded 100,000 downloads.
    • Participates in annual lake parade at Lake Biwa Day events.

  • Wo-tan

    Drop-shaped character imagining water fairy. Born to energize prefectural water circulation promotion project.

    Trivia

    • Distinctive speech adding wo at sentence endings.
    • Cousin setting with Caffy leads to many joint appearances.
    • Wo-tan exercise dancing with children at environmental education events.