A utility pole banner featuring Tae, the youngest sister from “The Tale of the Four Ashiya Sisters,” the Ashiya City Society of Commerce and Industry’s mascot characters, was spotted. “The Tale of the Four Ashiya Sisters” is a manga created in 2010 by the Ashiya City Society of Commerce and Industry and Kobe Design University to revitalize the local community and attract young people. The characters are said to have been inspired by the four Makioka sisters in Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s novel *The Makioka Sisters*, which is set in Ashiya. Image of “The Tale of the Four Ashiya Sisters” | Quoted from the Image Character Book From left: Tsuru, the eldest sister, and Yu, the third sister.