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Iwamin, the mascot of Iwami (a town in Tottori, Japan) is modeled on Senganmatsu Island, a local coastal rock with a pine tree on top.
Natamamedon, a dinosaur whose body is a sword bean pod with red beans running down its spine, is the mascot for Japan’s Sword Bean Association.
Nasura, the three-headed mascot of Nara Institute of Science and Technology, has a head to represent each of the three scientific fields taught there.
Pixy-kun, a robot dog, is the mascot of Pixy hearing aids for children.
Shion-chan is the cheerful mascot for Shion funeral services in Kanagawa, Japan.
Hokunosato, a shaven-headed sumo wrestler, is an agricultural mascot from Ishikawa, Japan.
Nejisaurus, an intergalactic dinosaur who eats screws, is the mascot for the “Screw Eater”, a tool that removes rusty or damaged screws.
Sougidaijin, a grumpy funeral director bear, is the mascot for Abiko Funeral Services.
Shiropp, a mysterious creature who banged his head through a castle wall and consequently lost his memory and got separated from his family, is the mascot for the Jokaku Kentei, an exam which tests knowledge of Japanese castles.