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Museum dedicated to founder of Sanrio, best known for Hello Kitty, opens

The exhibit traces founder Shintaro Tsuji’s life and Sanrio’s history, with adult tickets priced at 1,800 yen, officials said.

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A museum dedicated to the founder of Sanrio Co., the company best known as the creator of the global pop icon Hello Kitty, opened in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Friday.

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Museum dedicated to founder of Sanrio, best known for Hello Kitty, opens in Japan

The museum showcases the life of Sanrio’s Honorary Chairman Shintaro Tsuji. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Museum dedicated to founder of Sanrio, best known for Hello Kitty, opens

A museum dedicated to the founder of Sanrio Co., the company best known as the creator of the global pop icon Hello Kitty, opened in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Friday.

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Kyodo News+ broke the news in Japan on Friday, April 3, 2026.
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