Shiga pt. 6 Hikonyan (ひこにゃん) the castle's mascot

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Shiga pt. 6 Hikonyan (ひこにゃん) the castle's mascot
2008-05-10 12:23AM / 標準BLOG / Japan-Related Blog / 會員可以看
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Going back to my blog last week about Hikone Castle. I mentioned there was a big crowd gathered around the castle's base. 三ー四週末前けど、まだも一滋賀県の旅行のブログが有る！ひこにゃンを知っていますか？僕は彦根城へ行ったとき、面白物を見た：

I pushed forward to see what they were all trying to see, to find this:

what the hell? its a giant cat with a samurai battle helmet!

The truth is its the mascot for Hikone Castle, called Hikonyan. Japanese people apparently love mascots and guys dressed in cutsie outfits (look here if you don't believe me!) -- cities, companies, amusement parks, fairs, sports teams, shopping malls... you name it, I've seen it.

Hikonyan is quite popular, as you can see in this video, he/she was surrounded by like 100 people w/ their cameras snapping away... like some kind of fashion model or movie star posing before a crowd of press:

ひこにゃンは彦根市のマスコートです。彦根市中とても人気ですと思います！僕のビデオを見て！

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLyC92tb6ME&fmt=18

My friend was like "oh, Hikonyan! we are very lucky to see it!" -- i did feel lucky! :-P

this thing is not just limited to a costume... no, Hikonyan is a fully developed piece of intellectual property:

Yes, get your Hikonyan stuffed animal before they sell out! ;-)

they also had his picture on signs and banners hanging from light posts and at the train station... crazy.

actually there is a huge number of hikonyan videos on youtube (like 100+!)

here's just one:

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbtgDKL-vpc

crazy!　すごいよ！

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Jack_Jack
留言於2008-05-11 7:21PM [举报]

I want to drop kick it!
Etchy
留言於2008-05-11 1:24AM

cocoa: ha, ok, i am glad to hear that! ;-)
cocoa
留言於2008-05-10 11:11PM [举报]

「ひこにゃん」は、とても人気があると、よくニュースで取りあげられます！（でも、関西地区のニュースだけかもしれませんが．．．．．．）
私も、一度、本物の「ひこにゃん」見てみたいです！
JoanneSanderson
留言於2008-05-10 2:55PM [举报]

Oh cool, even the castles have mascots! cute!
mio
留言於2008-05-10 12:47PM [举报]

cute! i want one for me.
RenRen
留言於2008-05-10 10:19AM [举报]

The giant cat is cute but I'm not a cat type of person. I much rather look at a giant cute dog.
JRS
留言於2008-05-10 3:01AM [举报]

I think AnD should replace Admin Bear with a Hikonyan Cat! ;P
janechu
留言於2008-05-10 1:20AM [举报]

hahaa... that's great... =) it is quite a craze... hahaa...
MindyG
留言於2008-05-10 12:29AM [举报]

Hahahaha! It's actually pretty cute.