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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.
The town’s other mascot, Jump-kun the bear, also got a robot version, named Jumpson.
Mejiina-chan, a warbling white-eye bird with a sunflower hat, is a mascot for Kumatori, a town in Osaka. Mejinarian-X is a giant robot version of Mejiina-chan designed by a Gundam animator from the town.
Shu Matsugoro, a beer-loving bulldog, is the mascot of Human Academy night school in Sapporo City.
Takeji, an avuncular mountain with a castle hat and clouds for hair and hands, is the mascot of Takeda Castle in Hyogo, Japan.
Fuppy, the owl mascot of Fukuroi City in Japan, likes to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day each year.
Yakuzai-kun, a pharmacist rhinoceros with a maple leaf on its head and capsule for a horn, is the mascot for the Hiroshima Pharmacy Association.
Shisui-chan (the rosy-cheeked mascot of Shisui Town, Japan) lives in a saké well and guzzles bottles of saké.
Colon-chan is an intestine-haired character who encourages colon cancer screening in Miyoko City, Japan.