Go-Torch Character from Hyogo, Japan!
Ossan (often called Chicchai Ossan) is one of Japan’s top local mascots along with Kumamon and Funassy. There are more than 3000 Japanese mascots (called “Go-torch characters”) in Japan, each of them representing a specific prefecture or city.
Ossan’s real name is Shinichi Sakata. He is a middle-aged Japanese guy from Hyogo prefecture who speaks in Kansai dialect. Ossan is frequently seen on Japanese television commercials, programs, and game shows. He showed up as a “sticker” on the app LINE last year and ranked in the Top 3.
In Japan, Ossan has become one of pop culture’s favorite characters with his sharp tongue and warm fatherly advice. People in Japan think he is very funny — ask him to play the national anthem and see what he does! There is also a rumor that you can gain good luck if you get a chance to rub his shiny bald head… but you always have to ask him nicely before you reach for it!
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日本を元気にする、ハイテンションご当地キャラの「ちっちゃいおっさん」は兵庫県尼崎市の非公式キャラクター。海外では＂Ossan＂の愛称で知られています。
本名は「酒田しんいち」45歳。妻の「みずえ」と犬の「八木(やぎ)」のほか、4人の子供をもつスーパーパパ。昭和のお父さんをモデルに、ハゲ頭に腹巻と下駄姿で全国各地のイベントに登場中！関西弁の辛口コメントは人気で、日本ではテレビ番組、CMとひっぱりだこ。「お父さんお母さんを大切にせなあかんで～」「ちゃんと歯みがきぃや～」「人になんかしてもろたら、ありがとうって言うんやで～」と、ちっちゃいことでも説教するおっさん、それがちっちゃいおっさんです。
ちっちゃいおっさんは、全国に3000体以上いるといわれるキャラクターの中で、ふなっしーと並んで話すことができる人気のキャラクターです。
はげ頭を触らせてもらうと、良いことが起きるという噂が。頭をさわるときは「さわっていい？」って聞いてね！
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