Saitama, Akita, and Kumamoto, the birthplaces of the characters of the popular anime "Crayon Shin-chan," have signed a new "family city" agreement to promote tourism and revitalize the region.
The popular anime "Crayon Shin-chan" is set in Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture, where the father "Hiroshi" of the main character "Shinnosuke Nohara" is from Akita Prefecture and the mother "Misae" is from Kumamoto Prefecture.
On the 20th, the governors of Saitama, Akita, and Kumamoto and the president of the original manga publisher will attend the Governor's Office in Saitama City to cooperate in tourism promotion and regional revitalization. We have signed a new agreement.
Motohiro Ohno, Governor of Saitama Prefecture, said, "Welcome to Saitama Prefecture, where Shin-chan and his family live. We would like to work together like a family in these three prefectures to welcome customers."
Shin-chan's family and mascot characters from the three prefectures also appeared at the venue and took a commemorative photo together.
In addition to selling special products featuring characters and holding events in the three prefectures, we plan to deepen exchanges by jointly holding product exhibitions in the future.
Governor of 3 prefectures “Long-term exchange as a family”
Motohiro Ohno, Governor of Saitama Prefecture, said, "I want to keep in touch with each other as a family for a long time in the three prefectures, to convey their charm and to allow people to interact with each other."
Governor Norihisa Satake of Akita Prefecture said, "There are sister cities in the cities, towns and villages, but I don't think there are sister prefectures. I was talking.
Governor Ikuo Kabashima of Kumamoto Prefecture said, "Since I became a family in the three prefectures, I want to have a relationship of mutual friendship and help forever. I think that each has the highest appeal in Japan, so I look forward to future efforts. I was talking.