IM [Internet Museum] (hereinafter referred to as "IM"), a comprehensive museum information site operated by Tanseisha, closed voting for the "Museum Character Awards 2022", which determines the most popular museum character in Japan, at 12:00 on September 8, 2022, and announced the final results.
The grand prize winner, receiving 30,031 votes, was "Moon Dad" from the Yunooku Gold Mine Museum in Kai Kogane Village (Yamanashi Prefecture).
IM plans to publish a special feature entitled "Grand Prix Special: Visiting Kai Kogane Village and Yunooku Gold Mine Museum" at a later date.
The results of the newly established "Newcomer Award" and "SNS Award" are as follows:
Newcomer Award 1st place: "Kokutanuki" Seal Museum (Ibaraki Prefecture) ... 9,334 votes
SNS Award 1st place: "Hirog" Hiroshima University Museum (Hiroshima Prefecture) ... 247 likes
"Museum Character Award About
The Museum Character Awards is an annual event that has been held since 2010 with the aim of deepening interest in museums, and introduces characters created by Museums science museums, zoos, and aquariums. People vote online for their favorite character to determine the most popular museum character in Japan that year. Every year, the awards are introduced in newspapers, on television, online, and other media, and people are called upon to vote at their local museums, creating a great deal of excitement.
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