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Oiocha-kun, the mascot for Oi Ocha green tea, bows in apology to those who entered a quiz to win a trip to the tea farm, because it was too hard. Only 20 (0.67 of entrants) scored enough points to go, even though there were 50 tickets.
Namisuke, a puppy-sized dinosaur-like fairy with a forest on his back, is the mascot of Tokyo’s Suginami Ward.
Iwaki FC’s new mascot, a Futabasaurus dinosaur who just woke up after sleeping for 85 million years, has been given a name—Dori. The smaller dinosaur on Dori’s head is named Harma.
Setana-chan, a wave with a daffodil and a seagull floating on it, is the mascot of Setana, a coastal town in Hokkaido, Japan.
Prince Takko, a rather regal garlic prince, is the mascot for Takko, a town in Aomori, Japan.
Chikinan Bancho, a delinquent chicken, is the mascot of Nobeoka City, Japan.
Yōkan Uemon, a samurai whose head is a block of jellied sweet bean paste, is a mascot from Japan’s Ogi City.
Ajigasawa, a town in Japan, promotes local cuisine with two mascots, Zukedon and Hirame—a sentient bowl of rice and a halibut that lives on its head.
Naorun, a fairy who heals wounds, is the mascot for the Japan Society for Surgical Wound Care.