{"id":7926,"date":"2023-05-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/?p=7926"},"modified":"2023-08-01T15:36:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T06:36:05","slug":"%e3%81%94%e5%bd%93%e5%9c%b0%e3%82%ad%e3%83%a3%e3%83%a9%e3%81%ae%e6%97%a5%e3%81%ab%e3%82%a2%e3%83%94%e3%83%bc%e3%83%ab%e3%80%8c%e3%81%95%e3%81%8b%e3%81%aa%e3%81%96%e3%82%8f-%e3%81%95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/7926","title":{"rendered":"What are \u300cSachiko Sakanazawa\u300d and \u300cRiitakun\u300d appealing on &#8220;Local Character Day&#8221;?\u3010Kanazawa Topics\u3011"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May 11 is \u300cLocal Character Day\u300d. According to the Japan Local Character Association headquartered in Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture, it is an official anniversary registered with the Anniversary Association. One (one?) of the local characters who tweeted on that anniversary using \u300c#GOTTOJIRA NO HI\u300d was \u300cSachiko Sakanazawa\u300d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/saknazawa_uoichiba_20230511-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7927\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sachiko Sakanazawa at a fish market overflowing with crabs (Image from \u300eSachiko Sakanazawa\u300f Instagram)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Sachiko Sakanazawa?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sachiko Sakanazawa, aka \u300cSacchan\u300d, is the official mascot character of \u300cKanazawa Seafood\u300d. She is a local character so familiar in Kanazawa that Antony and Momoko Baba, MC of the primetime wide program \u300eZekkocho W\u300f (MRO Hokuriku Broadcasting Co., Ltd.), recognize her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sakanazawa_zekkouchouw_20230511-1024x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7928\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sachiko Sakanazawa&#8217;s stuffed animal in \u300eZekkocho W\u300f (image from \u300eSachiko Sakanazawa\u300f Instagram)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, when the Gotochi Characters Association called for people to promote May 11 by adding \u300c#Gotochi Chara no Hi\u300d to their tweets, Sakanazawa Sachiko did her part exactly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u4eca\u65e5\u306f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%81%94%E5%BD%93%E5%9C%B0%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%81%AE%E6%97%A5?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u3054\u5f53\u5730\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u306e\u65e5<\/a> \u2763\ufe0f\u3055\u3063\u3061\u3083\u3093\u3082\u91d1\u6ca2\u306e\u6d77\u306e\u5e78PR\u304c\u3093\u3070\u3063\u3068\u308b\u3088\u301c\u2763\ufe0f\ud83e\udd80\ud83d\udc1f\ud83e\udd90<br>\u3082\u3063\u3068\u3044\u3063\u3071\u3044\u307f\u3093\u306a\u306b\u4f1a\u3044\u305f\u3044\u306a\u301c\u898b\u304b\u3051\u305f\u3089\u3055\u3063\u3061\u3083\u3093\uff01\u3063\u3066\u547c\u3093\u3067\u306d\ud83e\udd17\u3088\u308d\u3057\u304f\u306d\u301c\u2763\ufe0f<br><br>\u6d77\u5e78\u91d1\u6ca2HP\u2728\u2b07\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ycEHzRrZWh\">https:\/\/t.co\/ycEHzRrZWh<\/a><br>\u30a4\u30f3\u30b9\u30bf\u3082\u898b\u3066\u306d\u2728\u2b07\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ycEHzRrZWh\">https:\/\/t.co\/ycEHzRrZWh<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%81%95%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E3%81%96%E3%82%8F%E3%81%95%E3%81%A1%E3%81%93?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u3055\u304b\u306a\u3056\u308f\u3055\u3061\u3053<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E6%B5%B7%E5%B9%B8%E9%87%91%E6%B2%A2?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u6d77\u5e78\u91d1\u6ca2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8KpHgVuCzS\">pic.twitter.com\/8KpHgVuCzS<\/a><\/p>\u2014 \u3055\u304b\u306a\u3056\u308f \u3055\u3061\u3053\u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011 (@sacchan_sakana) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sacchan_sakana\/status\/1656592898882940929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you see her, she wants you to call her \u300cSacchan!\u300d when he sees you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Kanazawa local characters like this\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although he did not add \u300c#Local Character Day\u300d, \u300cRiitan\u300d tweeted a picture he took at Oyama Shrine on May 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u5c3e\u5c71\u795e\u793e\ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JFwElqYVav\">pic.twitter.com\/JFwElqYVav<\/a><\/p>\u2014 \u308a\u3043\u305f\u304f\u3093@\u52dd\u624b\u306b\u91d1\u6ca2\u76db\u308a\u4e0a\u3052\u307e\u3063\u3057 (@litakun2014) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/litakun2014\/status\/1656546871853326336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the website of the Local Character Association, \u300cRiitan\u300d is a character promoting Tatemachi, Kanazawa, and loves magic tricks, walking, and his hometown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although not as active as \u300cSakanazawa Sachiko\u300d and \u300cRiitan\u300d, the Kanazawa lumber mascot character \u300cKanarin\u300d seems to be introducing activities and events related to the Kanazawa forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although \u300cHyakuman-san\u300d is displayed at Kanazawa Station, he is actually based on the motif of \u300cKaga Hachiman Okiagari\u300d, a local toy of Ishikawa Prefecture, and is a character that promotes traditional crafts and culture of Ishikawa with his whole body, so it seems he does not fit into the category of a local character of Kanazawa City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information on \u300eUmisachi Kanazawa\u300f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"856\" height=\"858\" src=\"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sakanazawa_maguro_2020511.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7929\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuna and Sachiko Sakanazawa (Image from \u300eSachiko Sakanazawa\u300f Instagram)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Sachiko Sakanazawa as its official character, \u300eUmisachi Kanazawa\u300f certifies retailers that promote local production for local consumption to support Kanazawa producers as \u300cUmisachi<br>Kanazawa Dealers\u300d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, there is a certified store in Omimachi Market<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Spot Name\u3000<\/td><td>Oguchi Suisan Omimachi Ichiba<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Location\u3000<\/td><td>38 Kami-Omi-machi, Kanazawa City<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Phone number\u3000<\/td><td>076-263-4545<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Related website\u3000<\/td><td><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kanazawa-uminosachi.jp\/shopping\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u300eUmisachi Kanazawa<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kanazawa-uminosachi.jp\/shopping\/\" 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