Tansosan

In Japan, funny characters like this picture are popular in recent years. In particular, it is often used as a method to introduce local areas. Characters of local food, things that designed the regional landscape etc ... There are so many such characters in Japan. The character of Hita City is the character on the right of the photo. We say “Tansosan". "Tansosan" is a character of a famous scholar in Hita city of the Edo period. Hita people respect "Tansosan".