In Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, an event was held where local characters from all over the country gathered, and it was crowded with many people.
At the event held at Yamato Wharf in Kure City, 34 local characters from all over the country gathered, including Fukuoka's Shikisshi and Kyoto's Kasayan.
Of these, when the local character of Kure City, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Wu, dressed as a child, performed a dance on stage, visitors shouted, "It's cute!" and took pictures with their smartphones. rice field.
At the venue, there was also a booth where you could eat yakisoba made with Hiroshima's special lemon and steamed oysters, and it was crowded with people who wanted to buy it.
This event started three years ago to revitalize Kure City, which was hit by heavy rains in western Japan, but due to the influence of the new corona, it was held online for the second year in a row.
This year, the characters gathered directly at the venue for the first time in a long time, and the visitors found the characters they were looking for and interacted with them.
A 5-year-old girl from Kure City said, "I don't know her name, but the character of the girl with horns was cute."