User:Group2sanomaru/sandbox

Introduction

Sanomaru is a dog-shaped yurukyara(local character). He takes the form of a samurai dressed in Sano's specialties to promote the Sano brand and lives in the castle town of Sano. His hat is made of a bowl of Sano ramen noodles, and instead of a lightning pattern, the design features the Roman alphabet "SANO" to promote Sano's charms to the world. The bangs are made of Sano ramen noodles and parted in the middle. The sword is a fried potato, a specialty of Sano City.

Profile

He is a boy from Sano, Tochigi, Japan. He is two swords tall and his birthday is February 25, 2011. He is a mischievous and greedy character, and his hobby is to taste the local cuisine of Sano. His specialties are playing the Sanomaru Ondo and dashing, and making everyone he meets happy with his dull eyes. His pet peeve is having his Sano Ramen bowl-shaped hat removed. His pet peeve is being mistaken for a Mitarashi-dango (sweet potato dumpling) by people who mistake the Imofurai sword he wears around his waist for a Mitarashi-dango. His favorite food is all of Sano's local specialties. His charm point is his bangs,which are like Sano Ramen. His secret is that he never takes off the bowl-shaped hat of Sano Ramen. The character he admires is Hikonyan from Shiga Prefecture. His dream is to travel around Japan and make friends with everyone. He appears in various places in Japan.

History

2011

・February 25,the design of the Sano brand character was determined through public solicitation.

・June 1,Sano brand character named "SANO MARU" through public solicitation.

・August 6,First unveiled to the public at the Sano Shugo Festival. A parade was held from the Koryu Hiroba in front of Sano Station.

・October 20,The inauguration ceremony of the "Sasamaru Support Team" was held at a hotel in the city.

・November 27,Ranked 20th in the Yuru-chara(R) Grand Prix 2011 sponsored by Townpages with 43081 votes.

2012

・February 25,first anniversary event is held at three venues: Sano Station Koryu Hiroba, Sano Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Sano Miraikan.

・April 2,The "Furusato Sosamaru Support Group" is established.

・April 20,The Sanomaru design is registered as a trademark.

・July 5,Teresamaru appears on NHK Educational TV's "Dai! Tensai Terebikun" on NHK educational channel.

・August 11,the song "Sanomaru Ondo" is performed for the first time.

・August 27,Sano brand character Sano Maru official blog is launched.

・November 25,Yurukyara(R) ranked 4th with 163258 votes in the Town Page-sponsored Yurukyara(R) Grand Prix 2012. He made it to the top of the list.

・November 30,Sanomaru appears on NTV's "Gachigase.

・December 3,a limited number of 1,000 CDs of "Sanomaru Ondo", the official theme song of Sanomaru, are sold. Pre-ordering begins.

2013

・January 28 and February 4,Appeared in both the first and second parts of NHK's "Tsurubi's Family Cheers" in Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture.

・February 25,The second anniversary of the company's birth is celebrated, and a commemorative event is held on February 24, the day before the anniversary, at the site of the former Sano City Hall main office building (the planned site of the new government building).

・April 1,"Sanomaru ni Aitai" (Love Corps in Sanomaru) is established.

・From May 27 to 31,He appeared as a weekly character in the weather corner of Fuji Television's "Super News," Otani Weather.

・July 1,the choreography for "Sasamaru Ondo" is completed. The choreography is unveiled. It was also unveiled for the first time to the public at the Sano Hidesato Festival on August 10.

・August 31,departure ceremony held in front of Sano Station for a wrapped bus featuring Sanomaru. The bus begins regular service on September 1.

・September 1,"Sano Maru no Ie" temporarily opens for a three-month period on Sano-ekimae-dori (Tochigi Prefectural Road No. 215, Sano stop line). It also officially opened five days later on September 6. It was originally scheduled to remain open until November 29, but was temporarily closed due to the Grand Prix and will remain open for the time being.

・November 19,"Sanomaru no Taisetsuna Takaramono", a picture book featuring Sanomaru, is released. The illustrations were designed by the character designer "Ata. who was in charge of the character design.

・November 24,The company won the Yurukyara(R) Grand Prix 2013 sponsored by Townpages with 1,204,255 votes, and received an award at the Yurukyara Samit in Hanyu held in Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture

・December 1,Fan Appreciation Festival is held at the Sano City Cultural Hall to celebrate the Grand Prix.

・December 1,Fan Appreciation Festival is held at the Sano City Cultural Hall to celebrate the Grand Prix.

・December 23,The "Yuru-chara Grand Prix Triumphal Return Parade" is held. About 30,000 people gathered to see Sano Maru riding in a convertible car, covering a distance of about 1 km from Sano Yakuyodaiji Temple to the front of Sano Station.

On February 1,2014, Fukkachan (a character from Fukaya City in Saitama Prefecture) visited Sano City and attended an event with Sanomaru.

On February 5,2014, Sanomaru was on the TV program "Kurimu Quiz Miracle 9"（くりぃむクイズ　ミラクル9）.

On February 25,2014, Sanomaru was celebrated the 3th anniversary of his birth, and on February 22 a birthday event is held at the civic gymnasium in the Sano Sports Park. The event was a birthday party for Sanomaru and a "Hakunetu! Yuru-chara Dai Undo Kai"（白熱！ゆるキャラ大運動会） which was a big sports event for Yuru-chara.

On April 3,2014, the variety show "Diamond Yukai and Yukaina Ramen Laboratory" （ダイアモンド☆ユカイとユカイなラーメン研究所） began broadcasting. Sonomaru played the role of a ramen doctor at the "Sosamaru Ramen Research Institute" who knew ramen from all over the country.

On August 21,2014, the Yuru Party was formed to strengthen local publicity. Sanomaru became the leader of the party.

On April 2,2015, the variety show "Diamond☆Yukai's Diesuki! Michi no Eki"（ダイアモンド☆ユカイのダイスき!道の駅）began broadcasting.This program was a sequel to "Yukaina Ramen Kenkyujo." Sanomaru played the role of "Michi no Eki Doctor" who knew all the roadside stations in Japan.

On February 25, 2015, Sanomaru was celebrated the 5th anniversary of his birth.On February 25 was designated as "Sanomaru Day."

On April,2018, a statue of sanomaru was established in front of Sano Station.It is a bronze statue made by a traditional craft of Sano City called "Tenmei Casting."

On February 25,2019, Sanomaru was celebrated the 10th anniversary of his birth.

Character Songs

Three songs of Sonomaru have been composed so far,"Sanomaru Ondo"[さのまる音頭],"Sanomaru Rokkunroru"[さのまるるっくんろーる]and "Ai Ni Ikiru Yo Sanomaru"[会いに行くよさのまる]

Books

Two books of Sonomaru have been written so far,"Sano no Sanomaru Mashimashi"[佐野のさのまるましまし](September 2013, Nagasaki Shuppan, supervised by Sano City Hall) and "Sanomaru no Taisetsuna Takaramono"[さのまるのたいせつなたからもの] (November 2013, Popura Company).