
Updated at 2025-04-22
This plush represents Isumin the official mascot of Isumi City in Chiba Prefecture. Isumin wears a pear-shaped hat—symbolizing the city’s local produce—and wavy blue hair resembling the waves of the Pacific Ocean is adorned with accessories of camellia and spiny lobster. In one hand, Isumin holds a stalk of Isumi rice—one of Chiba's top three rice varieties—enthusiastically promoting the city’s charm to locals and visitors alike.
Alliance Date: August 9, 2016
Language: Japanese
Area: 5,156.48 square kilometers
Population: Approx. 6,270,000 people
Main Industries/Features: Agriculture, fisheries, commerce, and industry