Now it's candy! "Kappa Gajiro Drops" on sale. A new souvenir is born in Fukusaki Town

Gajiro the kappa from Fukusaki Town, Hyogo Prefecture, is unstoppable. 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of Gajiro's discovery and capture. Gajiro provides us with news almost every month, and this time he has been made into a can of drops that would make a great souvenir. (Top image: Gajiro (center) with Akasaka Yuko (left) and Takahashi Saori (right) of Aluminum Can (affiliated with Shochiku Entertainment))

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Fukusaki Town Hall, Hyogo Prefecture

Fukusaki Town is located in the southwest of Hyogo Prefecture, formerly known as "Banshu" or "Harima Province." In the past, it flourished as a key transportation hub where roads linking the east and west and the north and south intersected. On May 3, 1956, Tahara Village, Yachikusa Village, and the former Fukusaki Town merged to form the town we see today. Even today, the town remains an important transportation hub, with the JR Bantan Line, Bantan Link Road, and National Route 312 running north to south, and the Chugoku Expressway and Prefectural Route Miki-Shiso Line running east to west. Furthermore, Fukusaki Town is a rural city surrounded by lush green mountains, with the Ichikawa River flowing through the center of town, and is a region rich in history and cultural heritage.

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They will go on sale at Fukusaki Town Tourism Exchange Centers (Station Front Tourism Exchange Center, Tsujikawa Tourism Exchange Center) and other locations from Saturday, July 6, 2024, and will be priced at 500 yen each (tax included).

The can features the design that won the grand prize in the "Gajiro Drawing Contest" commemorating the 10th anniversary of Gajiro's birth, and features Gajiro approaching like in a Showa-era monster movie, along with the town's official mascots, "Fuku-chan and Saki-chan," looking frightened, and on the back is a brief biography of Professor Kunio Yanagita, the father of folklore studies.

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The drops come out with a satisfying clinking sound and are soda flavored.
Why not pick one up as a memento of your trip to Fukusaki Town?

Fukusakicho Station Tourist Exchange Center ( MAP )
Fukusaki Town Tsujikawa Tourism Exchange Center ( MAP )