Illustrator Mr. Nagano is known for his manga "Chiikawa," which has become increasingly popular since it was made into an anime in 2022, as well as "Nagano's Bears" and other works. His illustration of a carved wooden bear has become a topic of conversation on Twitter.

▼ Posting a wood carved bear illustration 🐻

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(@ngntrtr) March 27, 2023

In the illustration, "Nagano's Bear" is on all fours and holding a salmon in his mouth, and the coloring is exactly like a carved wooden bear! The written text also states, "I want to go to Hokkaido to buy a carved wooden bear.

On Twitter, people said, "I want to buy this carved wooden bear..." and "I would buy it if it were sold at Nagano Market. Also from Hokkaido, "I am a Hokkai-do resident and I want a wooden bear carved by Mr. Nagano," "Please come! Please visit the Wooden Bear Museum in Yakumo and see the cute bears! Please visit the wood carving bear museum in Yakumo! You can see cute bears.

Nagano Market POP UP SHOP" is now being held at Sapporo PARCO!

At Sapporo PARCO, "NAGANO Market POP UP SHOP" is currently being held until April 24 (Mon.), where you can purchase character goods of Mr. Nagano.

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Nagano Exhibition" is also scheduled to be held in Sapporo in July!

In addition, "Nagano Exhibition," in which original drawings, drafts, rough sketches, and other valuable unpublished manuscripts of Mr. Nagano's works will be exhibited, will be held in Sapporo in July.

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Touring Schedule Updated 4/18❕

Osaka 4/19 (Wed) - 5/15 (Mon)
Fukuoka 6/14 (Wed) - 7/3 (Mon)
Sapporo 7/26 (Wed) - 8/13 (Sun)
Kyoto August
Miyagi September
Shizuoka November
Aichi December

・After Aichi The tour schedule after Aichi will be announced as soon as it is determined.
The exhibition dates and venues are subject to change.

- NAGANO Exhibition -Chiikawa, NAGANO's bears, and original drawings of NAGANO's works are all gathered! ~ (@nagano_ten) April 18, 2023

The dates have been announced as Wednesday, July 26 to Sunday, August 13. Fans should look forward to it!

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