Kumamon
Sign in to savethumb|Map of Japan with Kumamoto Prefecture highlighted Kumamon is a mascot created by the government of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It was created in 2010 for a campaign created to draw tourists to the region after the Kyushu Shinkansen line opened. Kumamon subsequently became nationally popular, and in late 2011, was voted top in a nationwide survey of mascots, collectively known as yuru-chara, garnering over 280,000 votes. Following his success in the contest, Kumamoto earned (, , ) in merchandising revenue for the first half of 2012, after having only earned (, , ) throughout all of 2011.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- teddy bear
- Named after
- mon
- Official name
- くまモン
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Kumamoto Prefecture
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Producer
- Kundō Koyama
- Mass
- 100
- Official website
- kumamon-official.jp/list00115.html
- Image
- くまモン＠山口県 2012 (8363546077).jpg
- Height
- 200
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- Commons category
- Kumamon
- inception
- 2010-00-00
- social media followers
- 61300
- catchphrase
- くまもとサプライズ
- official blog URL
- kumamon-official.jp/list00006.html
- birthday
- March 12
- announcement date
- 2010-03-05
- advertises
- Kumamoto Prefecture
- indigenous to
- Kumamoto Prefecture
- native label
- くまモン
- hashtag
- くまモン
- used by
- Kumamoto Prefecture
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Economic impact
- Success
- Cultural impact
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Map of Japan with Kumamoto Prefecture highlighted Kumamon is a mascot created by the government of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It was created in 2010 for a campaign created to draw tourists to the region after the Kyushu Shinkansen line opened. Kumamon subsequently became nationally popular, and in late 2011, was voted top in a nationwide survey of mascots, collectively known as yuru-chara, garnering over 280,000 votes. Following his success in the contest, Kumamoto earned (, , ) in merchandising revenue for the first half of 2012, after having only earned (, , ) throughout all of 2011. Kumamon enjoys tremendous popularity throughout the world.
== Economic impact == In just two years, Kumamon has generated US$1.2 billion in economic benefits for his region, including tourism and product sales, as well as US$90 million worth of publicity, according to a recent Bank of Japan study. Sales of Kumamon items have reached ¥29.3 billion in 2012, up from ¥2.5 billion in 2011. thumb|Kumamon merchandise The Bank of Japan also estimated that Kumamon generated in revenue during a two-year period starting from 2011.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kumamon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.