Symbol mark mascot character

Symbol mark

What will happen if you imagine an election? What kind of copy would it reach the heart of voters?
With this in mind, in 1984, the Yokohama City Election Commission solicited emblems and copies.
Posters were overhanged in 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 points and 1,109 people for the copy.

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

Icot on the ground! "Ikot-chan,"

In 1988, in order to make the election more familiar, we created a mascot for enlightenment, and widely recruited nicknames appropriate for this 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 elections and democracy that brightly illuminates tomorrow in the port town of Yokohama.
The announcement was the by-election of the Naka Ward City Council in January 1989. Since then, "Ikot-chan" has appeared in front of citizens with stuffed animals, large vinyl dolls, illustrations on printed materials, etc.