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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Urausu, Hokkaidō

Urausu (浦臼町, Urausu-chō) is a town located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 1,983, and a density of 19.5 persons per km. The total area is 101.08 km.

Culture

Mascot

Usuko Ne-san, the town's mascot

Urausu's mascot is Usuko Ne-san (臼子ねぇさん). She is a wine barrel. Due to this, she wears make up to hide cracks. She is known for saying "my blood is flowing with wine!" (私の血はワインが流れている!). She is usually assisted by U-chan (う~ちゃん, U ~-chan) and Urapai (ウラパイ).

References

  1. ^ "臼子ねぇさん". Japan Local-Characters Association.
  2. ^ "浦臼町イメージキャラクターの使用について". Urausu.