Glico Running Man

E158367

Glico Running Man is an iconic Japanese advertising mascot depicted as a victorious runner, famously featured on a large neon billboard in Osaka’s Dotonbori district.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Glico Running Man canonical 1
Glico Running Man billboard 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf advertising mascot ⓘ
billboard character ⓘ
appearsIn tourism posters for Dotonbori ⓘ
travel guides about Osaka ⓘ
associatedWith Ezaki Glico ⓘ
category Japanese pop culture icon ⓘ
landmark of Osaka ⓘ
colorScheme blue background ⓘ
red “Glico” text ⓘ
white running figure ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
currentVersionInstalled 2014 ⓘ
currentVersionNumber 6 ⓘ
depicts victorious runner ⓘ
displayType neon billboard ⓘ
outdoor advertising sign ⓘ
firstInstalled 1935 ⓘ
hasCulturalStatus symbol of modern Osaka ⓘ
hasLogoText Glico ⓘ
linked to: Glico brand
hasVersionCount 6 ⓘ
languageOfText Japanese ⓘ
lightingTechnology LED (current version) ⓘ
neon ⓘ
locatedIn Dotonbori ⓘ
locatedInCity Osaka ⓘ
locatedInCountry Japan ⓘ
locatedInPrefecture Osaka Prefecture ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Dotonbori Canal ⓘ
Namba area ⓘ
ownedBy Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. ⓘ
popularActivity mimicking the running pose ⓘ
taking photos in front of the sign ⓘ
pose arms raised in victory ⓘ
running on a track ⓘ
position above Dotonbori Canal ⓘ
precededBy earlier billboard versions ⓘ
product Glico caramel ⓘ
Glico confectionery ⓘ
replacedBy new designs over time ⓘ
symbolizes Dotonbori nightlife ⓘ
Osaka city identity ⓘ
energy ⓘ
health ⓘ
victory ⓘ
touristAttraction true ⓘ
usedFor brand promotion ⓘ
corporate image advertising ⓘ
visibleFrom Ebisu Bridge ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Glico Running Man sign → hasBrandCharacter → Glico Running Man ⓘ
Ebisu Bridge → hasNearbyAttraction → Glico Running Man billboard ⓘ
linked to: Glico Running Man