Kakogawa City “Kako-chan Fan Art Exhibition” will be held from January 18th (Saturday). Approximately 200 submitted works will be displayed at once.

[Kakogawa City] “Kako-chan Fan Art Exhibition” will be held from January 18th (Saturday) Approximately 200 submitted works will be displayed at once ​
Kakogawa City Press release: December 25, 2024 “Kako-chan Fan Art Exhibition” will be held from January 18th (Saturday). Approximately 200 submitted works will be displayed at once. ~Kako-chan fan art contest award ceremony will be held at the same time~ Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture (Mayor Yasuhiro Okada) exhibited about 200 works submitted to a fan art contest of
“Kako-chan,” a character that conveys the charm of Kakogawa City, which was drawn in August last year by Noiji Ito, an illustrator from Kakogawa City and a Kakogawa Tourism Ambassador. “Kako-chan Fan Art Exhibition” will be held at Shofu Gallery from Saturday, January 18, 2020 to Sunday, February 2, 2020. In addition, the Kako-chan fan art contest award ceremony will be held from 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 18th, the first day of the fan art exhibition.
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[Kako-chan Fan Art Exhibition Overview] ＜Kako-chan Fan Art Exhibition＞ ◆Date and time: Saturday, January 18, 2020 – Sunday, February 2, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. *2:30 p.m. on the first day only ◆Venue: Matsukaze Gallery Exhibition Room I (1736 Noguchicho, Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture) ◆Contents: 3rd Kako-chan 5 Major Project “Kako-chan Fan Art” solicited from September to October We will display 200 entries for the contest. ◆Date and time: Saturday, January 18, 2020, 2:00 p.m. *Reception starts at 1:30 p.m. ◆Venue: Matsukaze Gallery Music Hall (1736 Noguchicho, Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture) ◆Contents: Announcement of the best works in each category, comments by Ito Noiji, sales of Kakochan goods, etc. [About “Kako-chan” 5 major projects] [Part 1] Announcement of new pose drawn by Noiji Ito Four new poses have been created for Kako-chan, and like the previous poses, they can now be used free of charge by private businesses. In conjunction with the announcement of the new pose, we created life-size panels, and in addition to the previous two, six life-size panels have been installed at various locations in the city since June 17th.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/84250/170/84250-170-8e6ae7d82d55c50d2fb259bee8124e8f-706×337.jpg [Part 2] Banner jacking in front of JR Kakogawa Station with Kako-chan For a limited time from July 1st to September 30th, Kako-chan will carry out a banner jacking at JR Kakogawa Station Square, the center of Kakogawa City. The adorable “Kako-chan” will brighten up the atmosphere in front of JR Kakogawa Station.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/84250/170/84250-170-4afec291107d115ab6bfa3e97d8049c4-473×315.png [Part 3] Kako-chan Fan Art Contest We are looking for fan art from September 17th (Tuesday) to October 31st (Thursday). There are two categories: general category and elementary/junior high school student category, and in addition to the prize money for the grand prize winner in each category, Noiji Ito will create an illustration of Kako-chan based on the grand prize winner.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/84250/170/84250-170-b2b3f5c79f3a56c3d6ac64b4f6f45394-1750×730.png [4th edition] “Kako-chan Birthday Celebration Original Goods” released In conjunction with Kako-chan’s birthday on August 21st, “Kako-chan Birthday Celebration Original Goods” are being sold at the Kakogawa Tourism Association. Don’t miss out on the Kako-chan goods that are only available here, such as acrylic stands, T-shirts, and posters!
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/84250/170/84250-170-65ce0ad54315e41ba71a3d66ddeb9a15-706×337.jpg [Part 5] Kako-chan appears in the September issue of Public Relations Kakogawa! Kako-chan will be featured on the cover of the September issue of Public Relations Kakogawa and on the two-page spread of the city promotion page.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/84250/170/84250-170-9a280f9277293c26c30e7f7cabeba038-250×354.jpg 【Profile of Noi Ito】 Born in Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture. Kakogawa Tourism Ambassador from August 2023. After working for the PC game brand “Unison Shift”, he started working as a freelance illustrator. In charge of illustrations for the light novels “Shakugan no Shana”, “Haruhi Suzumiya”, and “Takao Ameku’s Mysterious Medical Record”. Her range of activities continues to expand, including illustrations for light novels, visuals for bishoujo games, image characters for regional revitalization projects, and character design. One of Japan’s leading illustrators today, who has gained wide support not only from light novel fans and anime fans.
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https://www.city.kakogawa.lg.jp/kakogawa_life/yomu/kakogawa_jin/40860.html