# Mayumaro

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Mayumaro

**Mayumaro** (まゆまろ) is a *[yuru-chara](/source/Yuru-chara)* [mascot](/source/Mascot) in Japan. He is the public relations officer for [Kyoto](/source/Kyoto). His work is to promote Kyoto. His motif is a [silkworm](/source/Silkworm) [cocoon](/source/Cocoon_(silk)).

## Description

Mayumaro is a mascot character of the 26th [National Cultural Festival](/source/National_Cultural_Festival) in Kyoto. His work is to encourage everyone to like Kyoto.[1] Mayumaro lacks a mouth, so he cannot speak.

He has a sister, Mayuko. Her motif is a girl who wants to be ”maiko-san" and loves Kyoto. Unlike her brother, Mayumaro, she has a mouth.[2]

Mayumaro is associated with a song written by Kumiko Takeshita, a singer and songwriter born in Kyoto. She wrote this song for children.[3]

## History

Mayumaro was created in 1969 for the National Anime Festival. Their motif is a cocoon because silkworm cocoons are used to make [silk](/source/Silk), which is then used to make cloth, for example *tangotime, [nishijin](/source/Nishijin) ori*, or *kyouyuu zenn*. The design was chosen by the public from over 2,000 candidates from Japan and other countries.[4]

## Activities

On November 1, 2010, Mayumaro entered the year's kanji ceremony with Tawawachan.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Kyoto Prefecture. (n.d.). [Kyoto fu kouhoukan Mayumaro](https://www.mayumaro.jp/). (Kyoto prefecture public relations officer Mayumaro.) July 21, 2014

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Hajimemashite imouto no mayuko desu, 2014](http://yurui.jp/archives/51761039.html))「J.Hatano. Hajimemashite imouto no mayukodesu (Nice to meet you. I’m Mayumaro’s sister, Mayuko.). gotouchikyara nyusu. July 21, 2014

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Kyoto Prefecture. (n.d) [Mayumaro cheering song](https://www.pref.kyoto.jp/mayumaro_song.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [The 26th National Cultural Festival in Kyoto 2011](http://kokubunsai-kyoto2011.jp/character/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130830150444/http://kokubunsai-kyoto2011.jp/character/) 2013-08-30 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Kotoshi no kanji」boshuseremoni kyoto tawa ni 「Tawawachan」「Mayumaro」mo toujou(Tawawachan and mayumaro entered the year's kanji ceremony](http://karasuma.keizai.biz/headline/1213/) November 1, 2010, Karasuma Keizai Newspaper July 22, 2014

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