Mizuhomaru, the mascot for the Tokyo town of Mizuho, is a combo of a Daruma (traditional lucky doll) and a tanuki (raccoon dog). Mizuhomaru is purple and pink like the local flowers, a crown of which is on its head.

Vanillan, a bear whose head is an upside-down ice cream cone, appears in the anime "iii Icecrin".

Coroton the spherical pig is the mascot of Maebashi City.

Fujikyun, the mascot for the coastal city of Fujisawa, has yachts for ears and the local island of Enoshima (complete with lighthouse) on his head.

Kuroshio-kun, a north-flowing Pacific ocean current, is the mascot for Kochi Prefecture, Japan.

Consarun, an apprentice insurance consultant lemur, is the mascot for Aeon Insurance.

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Iruma-chan, a green bird with flowers in her hair and wearing a tea bowl, is the mascot for AEON Style Mall in Iruma City, Saitama.

Hirokuma, a bear who turned yellow after eating too many lemons, is the mascot of Hiroshima Pefecture. He actually smells of lemons in person.

Aopanda, a panda with enormous eyes, is a character who is popular on Tiktok.

Pushpush, a shapeshifting blob-like white character, appears in Synapusyu, a TV show made for babies to strengthen their synapses.

Children’s picture book character Pandorobou (the Bread Thief) is a a mouse who disguises himself as a loaf of bread to sneak into bakeries and steal fresh bread.

Urameshi Boy is a ghost rapper who appears out of nowhere whenever someone feels resentful, and he does an upbeat rap to make them lighten up. (He’s one of many characters available for licensing from Studio Nugget.)

Mingous (the elephant) and Mic (the duck) are from the popular character universe Angry Babyz. Apparently they are not actually angry, but engrossed in play.

Paon-kun, a Thai elephant fairy who loves Japanese anime and subculture, is the mascot for video production company Elephant Stone.

Unakichi-san, an eel-headed old gentleman who wanders the streets talking to birds and fish, is the mascot of Abiko City.

Caffy the catfish is the mascot of Shiga Prefecture, where he came out of Lake Biwa. He loves sports but quickly gets tired running around on land (understandably, for a fish).

Melon Kuma, a terrifying hybrid of a melon and a bear, is a character from Yubari City in Hokkaido, and was inspired by wild brown bears destroying melon patches in the area. He visited the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building today.

Pukumaru-chan, a pink and yellow lanternfish from Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, does an impressive party trick.

Kawami is a 55-year-old bar owner. Unlucky in love, she was divorced at 25, separated from her daughter, and burdened with 30 million yen in debt from a man she dated.

Sikissy, a living portrait picture with arms, draws quirky caricatures of people in Fukuoka City.

Kakitan, a bear-shaped god who likes persimmons, is an agricultural mascot from Wakayama Prefecture.

Kasayan, the smiling mascot for the town of Kasagi in Kyoto, is a Nekomata (cat yōkai) who guides tourists there. He has two tails, but you can’t see them here.

Mujinamon, a magical badger with a leaf on its head, is the mascot of Hanyu City, Saitama.

Hoo-chan, the mascot for Yamano musical instruments, is a musical fairy who dresses in a bird costume because both music and birds can fly freely across borders.

Taiga-san, a dapper tiger from Toranomon, Tokyo, is the mascot for the anime channel AT-X.

Chikamaru is an elusive underground dweller and unofficial mascot for Saitama Prefecture. He loves Saitama Prefecture and alcohol, even though he has a low tolerance. He came up to the surface with Liver-kun, his best friend.

Yutapon Red is one of the Yutapon Five, a squadron of raccoon dog superheros, the mascots of Yugawara hot springs resort in Kanagawa.

Gachora is an orange monster who promotes the Chofu area of Tokyo as a “city of film”. (Chofu is home to the Kadokawa Daie Studio, who made the classic kaiju movies Gamera and Daimajin.)

Tsuzukitai-chan, a sea bream, is the shopping district character for Yokohama’s Tsuzuki Ward. She was so eager to check out the shops there that she swam from the sea, up the river, to Tsuzuki Ward and sprouted legs and started walking.

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Risonya the cat is the mascot for Resona Bank. He appears calm and intelligent, but he can be clumsy and surprisingly prone to tears. He tends to get absorbed in his own world and often finds himself alone. Thus, he is single and inexperienced in romance.

Rekkuru, a long-tailed chicken, is the mascot for Yokohama History Museum. He carries a magic pocket watch that allows him to travel back and forth through Yokohama’s 30,000 years of history.

Daibo-kun the wild boar is the mascot for the Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars rugby team and also works as a tourism ambassador for Sagamihara City.

Ebinya, the mascot of Ebina City, is a cat in a strawberry costume and a shrimp hat.

Gunma Prefecture’s popular official mascot is a cute orange pony named Gunma-chan, but a mysterious unofficial mascot can also be found also actively promoting the area. This enigmatic character has no name and is always changing form and color, so nobody is sure what it actually is.

Shizu Komachi is the blue mascot of the Yuzawa geopark in Akita Prefecture. She has a straw hat like legendary local poet Ono No Komachi.

Shimogoro, the mascot for the town of Shimogo, is based on the local delicacy “shingoro,” which is a ball of glutinous rice on a stick, coated in sweet miso, and grilled.

Nacchan, a firework exploding over a suspension bridge, is the mascot for Echigo Nagaoka, an area in Niigata Prefecture.

Hacoro (a leaf) and Micoro (a water drop) are the mascots of Okayama City.

Suisen-chan, a daffodil fairy with big ears for gathering local information, is the mascot for Higashi-Agatsuma, a town in Gunma Prefecture.

Makkun, the mascot of Minamiminowa, a village in Nagano, is a pine cone but is often mistaken for corn.

Sanomaru poses with the Suica Penguin statue at Shinjuku Station, Tokyo. Sanomaru, a samurai dog with a noodle bowl on his head, is the mascot of Sano City in Tochigi. The penguin has appeared on Suica train passes for 25 years but will retire next year.

Budo-kun, a 6 ft. sentient bunch of grapes, is the mascot of Koshu City.

Umabee, a dog with a massive tongue, wears a bowl and its lid as clothes and is the tourism mascot for Higashiyamato, Tokyo.

Shiromaruhime, the mascot of Himeji City, is a gentle mochi princess with Himeji Castle on her head.

Sekimaru, a mix of a puffer fish and a whale wearing an old soldier's cap and a market tradesman’s boots, is the mascot for Shimonoseki City.

Kashiwani, the yellow crocodile mascot of Kashiwa City, has an oak leaf on his head and two decayed teeth from eating snacks.

Inarin, a mix of a fox and an inarizushi (a fried tofu pouch full of rice), is the mascot of Toyokawa City in Japan. He has rice bursting out of his back.

Japan Sumo Association mascots Hiyonoyama and Akawashi are a pair of sumo-wrestling birds. Hiyonoyama, a yellow chick, is a trainee sumo who dreams of one day achieving the top rank of Yokozuna. The stealthy Akawashi is a hot-tempered red eagle.