Symbol mark and mascot character

Symbol mark

What will happen if you imagine an election? What kind of copy would it reach the voter's heart?
With this in mind, in 1984, the Yokohama City Election Administration Committee recruited symbols and copies.
Posters were hung on buses and subways, and a special feature on the "Public Relations Yokohama" election was created and distributed to all households. As a result, there were 512 points and 364 people for the symbol mark, and 1,541 entries and 1,109 people for copies.

After the first screening by experts, six excellent works were selected, and the best work was decided by a citizen's vote. Ballot boxes were set up at stations, department stores, supermarkets, banks, post offices, etc. in the city, calling for voting. And this mark was selected with citizen participation of more than 70,000 votes.

Ikot's stuff! "Ikot-chan,"

In 1988, in order to make the election friendly, a mascot for enlightenment was created, and nicknames appropriate for this was widely recruited from citizens. Approximately 2,000 proposals were received for the open call for participants, and "Ikot-chan" was selected as the best.
"Ikot-chan" is a lighthouse. It is a mascot of election and democracy that illuminates the tomorrow of the port city of Yokohama.
It was unveiled in the Naka Ward City Council by-election in January 1989. Since then, "Ikot-chan" has appeared in front of citizens with stuffed toys, large vinyl dolls, and illustrations on printed materials.