Kanazawa Ward Office Public Relations Character Botan-chan

On October 18, 1993, "Botan" was selected as a flower of the ward and "Yamazakura" was selected as a tree of the ward in the postcard voting of Kanazawa residents.
Botan-chan was born from this Kanazawa Ward flower "Botan".

The place name "Diki", which is now located in the Kanazawa Ward Office and police department, is named after the mud turtle Nitta, which was formed by the sea.　In addition, the mud turtle was named after the name of "Nagashima mud turtle" (Diki Nagashima) who made this Nitta.　Nagashima Mudgame had a house on Nojima, planted a lot of peony in the garden, and was called "Mud Turtle Botan" and delighted the eyes of the townspeople. From that time on, the peony was a familiar flower for the townspeople.
(Photo: Kusuyama Collection, Prefectural Kanazawabunko Collection)

China is the place of origin, and the height is 2-3m. The flowers bloom one by one at the tip of the branch from April to May, and the size of the flowers is about 20 cm. Colors include red, white, purple, and yellow. Do you stay around your home or school? Let's look for it in spring!