Kanazawa Ward Office Public Relations Character Botanchan

On October 18, 1993, "Botan" was selected as flower of ward and "Yamazakura" was selected as flower of ward by postcard vote of Kanazawa inhabitant of a ward.
Botan-chan was born from this Kanazawa Ward flower "Botan".

Now, the place name "Deiki", where the Kanazawa Ward Office and police department are located, is named after "Mukogame Nitta", which is made up of the sea.　In addition, the mud turtle was named after the name of "Nagashima mud turtle" (Iki Nagashima) who made this Nitta.　Mr. Nagashima Mukame had a house on Nojima and planted a lot of botan in the garden, and was called "mud turtle" and delighted the eyes of the town people. From that time on, botan was a familiar flower for the town.
(Photo: Kusuyama Collection, owned by Kanazawabunko, Prefectural Kanazawabunko)

China is the place of origin, and the height is 2-3 meters. Flowers bloom one by one at the tip of the branch from April to May, and the size of the flower is about 20 cm. Colors include red, white, purple, murasaki, and kiro. Are you playing around your home or school? Let's look for it when spring comes!