A face with many horns and an expression as if appealing for something. In his hands are a Muroran yakitori and the Shiratori Bridge. The character's name is "Muroran-kun," an unofficial character of Muroran City. What is hidden is that the character was unleashed on the world by Sato, an editorial writer living in Muroran, who is writing this article.

Muroran-kun, who clearly advocates "unofficial," seems to be slowly gaining recognition among some enthusiasts, so we would like to introduce him to you!

A natural good port on his face! Check out its bold appearance!

MAP from OpenStreetMap

Muroran City has prospered as a city of iron. One of the reasons for this is its topography. Located in Eruption Bay and protected by a unique key-shaped bay, it is a truly exemplary "natural harbor.

The mouth is very pointy!

On the other hand, Murorankun has a very strange face. If you put "natural Ryoko" and "Murorankun's face" together, you get...?

What a surprise, they are a perfect match!

Next, let's look at his whole body from a little distance. Muroran-kun is carrying the motif of Muroran all over his body. How many can you recognize?