Kumamon

Summary

Kumamon is an advertising character^[1]. His place of birth was Kumamoto Prefecture^[2]. He worked as a local public employee^[3]. He draws 233 Wikipedia views per month (advertising_character category, ranking #10 of 30).^[4]

Key Facts

• Kumamon's place of birth was Kumamoto Prefecture^[2].
• Kumamon worked as a local public employee^[3].
• Kumamon was employed by Kumamoto prefectural government^[5].
• Kumamon's image is recorded as くまモン＠山口県 2012 (8363546077).jpg^[6].
• Kumamon is recorded as male^[7].
• Kumamon's instance of is recorded as advertising character^[8].
• Kumamon's instance of is recorded as anthropomorphic bear^[9].
• Kumamon's instance of is recorded as mascot character^[10].
• Kumamon's instance of is recorded as yuru-chara^[11].
• Kumamon's instance of is recorded as teddy bear^[12].
• Kumamon's maintained by is recorded as Kumamoto prefectural government^[13].
• Kumamoto Prefecture is named after Kumamon^[14].
• Ursidae is named after Kumamon^[15].
• mon is named after Kumamon^[16].
• Kumamon's producer is recorded as Kundō Koyama^[17].
• Kumamon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 305208192^[18].
• Kumamon's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2013093001^[19].
• Kumamon's designed by is recorded as Manabu Mizuno^[20].
• Kumamon's Commons category is recorded as Kumamon^[21].
• Kumamon's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[22].
• +2010-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kumamon^[23].
• Kumamon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0r4pntj^[24].
• Kumamon's voice actor is recorded as Maiko Irie^[25].
• Kumamon's official website is recorded as https://kumamon-official.jp/^[26].
• Kumamon's official website is recorded as https://kumamon-official.jp/list00112.html^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Kumamoto Prefecture^[2], Kumamon…

Career and Affiliations

Kumamon's professions included local public employee^[3]. Among his employers was Kumamoto prefectural government^[5].

Why It Matters

Kumamon draws 233 Wikipedia views per month (advertising_character category, ranking #10 of 30).^[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

FAQs

Where was Kumamon born?

Born in Kumamoto Prefecture^[2], Kumamon…

What did Kumamon do for work?

Kumamon worked as local public employee^[3].