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Insect Day (Fukushima Prefecture)

Insect Day
rhinoceros beetle

Based on the wordplay of "mushi" (insect) andinsect) (4), the Japan Insect Club, founded at the initiative of manga artist Osamu Tezuka and others,June 4thas"Insect Day." Later, anatomistTakeshiYoro applied to the Japan Anniversary Association, and it was officially recognized and registered.

Furthermore, Tokiwa Town Development Corporation (now Tamura City Tokiwa Development Corporation) in Tokiwa Town, Fukushima Prefecture (now Tamura City Tokiwa Town), which has declared itself an "Independent Nation - Beetle Nature Kingdom," has also established "Insect Day ." The difference is that they use katakana for this day.

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