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{{Short description|Mascot for Nagoya Municipal Subway, Japan}}
{{Infobox character
| name        = Hatchii <br />ハッチー
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| image       = Nagoya municipal subway mascot hatchii.gif
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| first       = {{Start date|2002|8|1}}
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| species     = [[Shachihoko]]
| gender      = Unknown
| occupation  = [[Nagoya Municipal Subway]]
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| nationality = Japanese
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{{Nihongo|'''Hatchii'''|ハッチー}} is a fictional character which serves as the mascot for [[Nagoya Municipal Subway]].
==Inspiration==
[[File:Emblem of Nagoya, Aichi.svg|thumb|Maruhachi]]
[[Nagoya Municipal Subway]] adopted the character named Hatchii to commemorate their 80th year of operation on {{Start date|2002|8|1}}.<ref name="maniado">{{Cite web |url=http://www.maniado.jp/community/neta.php?NETA_ID=4943 |script-title=ja:ハッチー |publisher=Maniado |language=Japanese |accessdate=9 December 2010}}</ref> The character has a human form wearing the uniform of an employee of Nagoya City Subway, with the head of a [[Shachihoko]], a mythical character which is often used to represent [[Nagoya]]. In particular, [[Nagoya Castle]] is famous for its large, golden figures of Shachihoko. The name is a combination of the "shachi" in Shachihoko and the "hachi" in Maruhachi, which is the official symbol of Nagoya.<ref name="nagoya">{{Cite web |url=http://www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/fun/hatchyroom/index.html |script-title=ja:ハッチーの部屋 |trans-title=Hatchii's Room |language=Japanese |publisher=Nagoya City Bureau of Transportation |accessdate=9 December 2010}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/fun/hatchyroom/index.html Hatchii's official web page] {{in lang|ja}}
[[Category:Fish mascots]]
[[Category:Nagoya Municipal Subway]]