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Hikonyan Channel [Official
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Good Roots Hikone Official Channel
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Hikone citizens will send out a lot of "I like ！" in Hikone ！ so that there will be a lot of "I like ！" in Hikone, from the past to the present, and also for the future.Travel / Leisure
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彦根観光協会
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Hikonyan Channel [Official], or ～ Hikonyan Ner ～ for short.
Hikonyan appears every day at Hikone Castle.
Please come and see us ～
Facebook ・ Instagram ・ We also have Twitter, please register.
Hikonyan
Hikonyan is a character created in Hikone, Japan.
The character is derived from a legend associated with Lord Ii Naotaka, the second lord of the Hikone domain.
The legend is that on a stormy day, Lord Ii Naotaka was beckoned by a white cat to take shelter in a temple, where he escaped being struck by lightning. He was very grateful to the cat and cherished it. The cat became famous in Japan as a "beckoning cat" that beckons good luck.
Hikonyan's samurai helmet is based on Ii's red armor, which is housed in the Hikone Castle Museum.
Hikonyan won first place in a local character popularity contest.
Iinosuke
Iinosuke is a character created in Hikone, Japan.
He is a descendant of a ninja who has been called "Iga-sha" in Hikone for a long time. His special skill is ninjutsu. He sometimes walks around Hikone with Hikonyan.
He tweets Hikonyan's activities secretly on Twitter.