Mondo Mascots
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My hobby is taking pictures of fun and weird Japanese mascots (and other costumed characters).
“Juratic” is a trio of dinosaurs who are tourism ambassadors for Fukui Prefecture, where lots of dinosaur remains have been excavated.
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The ocean-themed mascot Hoya Boya, from Kesenuma City, wears a scallop belt, a sharkskin cloak, and a sea squirt helmet, and he uses a Pacific saury as a sword.
1 day ago
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Oshinari-kun, a 9th Century poet with a tower on his head, is the mascot for the Oshinari Shopping Street in Tokyo.
3 days ago
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Duolingo mascot Duo the owl at a pop-up in Shibuya, Tokyo
3 days ago
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Santa Claus Pikachu at the Shibuya Pokemon Center in Tokyo
4 days ago
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Mascots Sanchawan and Ga-yan from Setagaya, Tokyo, looking festive
4 days ago
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The towering Lerch-san, mascot for Niigata Prefecture, is based on Theodor Von Lerch, an Austro-Hungarian who introduced skiing to Japan in 1911.
5 days ago
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A hybrid of a camellia flower and a traditional daruma doll, Ofunaton is the mascot of Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture. He denies being a pig.
6 days ago
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Sanudon the udon noodle fairy, whose eyebrows are based on a mountain, promotes Sanuki udon from Kagawa, Japan.
7 days ago
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Tonyu-kun the soy milk carton sings through his forehead.
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8 days ago
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Christmassy characters gathered in Asakusa, Tokyo, today.
9 days ago
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Capicle, a pink alien in a car, is the mascot for the Tokyo Used Car Sales Association.
11 days ago
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Pippi, the mysterious mammalian mascot of Tochigi Wanpaku Park (designed by Studio Ghibli), is looking festive.
12 days ago
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Sphia, a kitten who wants to be a sphinx, is the mascot for Himawarikan, who sell nursing care equipment.
13 days ago
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Soncho-san, a warm and nostalgic southern rockhopper penguin, is the mascot for Penguin Village, who promote SDGs and regional revitalization.
15 days ago
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Rammaru, mascot for Black Rams Tokyo rugby club poses with the team’s new “cheerleading ambassadors”, Ramu and Uryufu.
17 days ago
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Sasadangon, a popular unofficial mascot from Niigata Prefecture, is a sasa dango monster. (Sasa dango, a rice cake filled with red bean paste and wrapped in a bamboo leaf, is a sweet local treat.)
18 days ago
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The mischievous and playful blue ogre Hatakki is one of a pair of mascots for Takahata Town, Yamagata Prefecture.
19 days ago
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Teruru, from Tachikawa City in Tokyo, is a “teru teru bōzu” (a small traditional doll made by children and believed to bring good weather), and he is “friends with the sky”.
20 days ago
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Hanni-chan, an egg-shaped yellow bear with big feet and thin arms, is a mascot for property rentals website Apamanshop.
21 days ago
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The mascots of Oyama City are Fuunya, an orange-brown tabby, and his younger brother Mumunya, a grey tabby who clings to Fuunya’s head.
22 days ago
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The police in Shunan City in Yamaguchi prefecture has a pufferfish in a police uniform as a mascot. I don't know if they have a costume for it, but I took a pic of the plushie when I got my driver license renewed
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Zarigani Hakase, a professorial crayfish, and Funadon, a guileless carp, are local characters from Hanyu City.
23 days ago
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Nyakatsugawa-kun, a traditionally-dressed cat, is the mascot of Nakatsugawa City in Japan. His head is a kurikinton, a local chestnut sweet.
24 days ago
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Toronyan, an apprentice river-boatman cat, is the mascot for Nagatoro Town in Saitama. His hat is decorated with the town’s flowers, cherry blossoms and wintersweet, and his eyes sparkle like the flowing Arakawa River.
25 days ago
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Toyotama, a spherical chicken with cars for feet, is the mascot for Toyota Motors in Saitama, Japan.
26 days ago
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Tufted puffins Erika-chan and Erio-kun a Lee mascots from Japan’s Northern Territories.
27 days ago
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Sokanyan, a cat from Soka City who loves the local Soka senbei rice crackers, was at the World Character Summit.
28 days ago
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Akkuma, a devilish purple bear from outer space who has settled in Hokkaido, rocks out.
29 days ago
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Kozeni-chan (left) and Furabee promote Gyoda City's yummy local delicacies, jelly fry (fried bean curd and vegetables) and Gyoda fry (a sort of savoury pancake).
about 1 month ago
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Buko-san, the energetic mascot of Yokoze (a town in Saitama Prefecture), is based on Mount Buko (a nearby mountain) and a taiko drum (the symbol of the local festival). He was born on April 5, 1304, at midnight.
about 1 month ago
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Shirakaba-chan is a white birch tree from the town of Sakuho in Nagano, Japan.
about 1 month ago
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Potekuma and Pumeru-chan, potato-bear hybrids, are the mascots of Chichibu City.
about 1 month ago
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Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
about 1 month ago
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Momo and Noah, who dress as owls, and Panki the panda are mascots from Hong Kong. They came to the World Character summit in Hanyu City.
about 1 month ago
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Gyoda Mamekichi, a sentient green soybean, is the mascot for Gyoda City.
about 1 month ago
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Myusy, a festive sea slug, is a mascot for the coastal town of Hayama, in Kanagawa Prefecture. Myusy supports beach cleanups and activities to protect the marine environment.
about 1 month ago
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Fujipyon, a pink bunny whose head is shaped like Mt. Fuji, is a mascot from Fujikawaguchiko, a town in Yamanashi, Japan.
about 1 month ago
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10-year-old Fu-chan and his 60-year-old grandfather, Ji-chan, are the mascots for drugstore chain Seims.
about 1 month ago
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Purple-kun, an energetic purple cyclist, is the mascot for sporting goods chain Murasaki Sports.
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about 1 month ago
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Okebamba-kun, a laid-back horse with a golf course on his head, is the PR ambassador for Oketo Town, Hokkaido.
about 1 month ago
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Assorted mascots
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about 1 month ago
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The World Character Summit 2025 in Hanyu City today
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about 1 month ago
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Izumin is the mascot for Yokohama City’s Izumi Ward. The blue head represents Izumi’s spring water; the green legs represent the lush greenery; and the purple body represents Izumi’s official flower, the iris.
about 1 month ago
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Shironya is a mysterious white cat who lives in Hiroshima Castle. His ears look like gables and he has a clapboard collar.
about 2 months ago
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Sweee the swallow is the mascot for Freee accounting software and has an overwhelming desire to help small businesses.
about 2 months ago
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Juroku Appurisu, a silly yet reliable squirrel, is the mascot for Juroku (16) Bank’s app. He likes chestnuts, walnuts, and asset management.
about 2 months ago
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Tanusuke is a tanuki (raccoon dog) and the mascot of Tokuyama chemicals. His treasure is a leaf he found in the forest of Mount Tsukuba. His dream is to make everyone happy with magic. It is said that his tail became striped after he prayed for everyone’s safety.
about 2 months ago
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Mackey, the mascot of Matsubara City in Osaka, is a girl born to a pine tree fairy and a rose fairy. She has a kind and cheerful disposition, but as a rose, she also has a thorny side.
about 2 months ago
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Banao, a banana-headed boy who loves bananas comes from Kirishima City, Kagoshima, where bananas are grown.
about 2 months ago
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