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Welmo, a mix of a mole and a train, is the mascot of Jōetsumyōkō Station in Niigata, Japan.
Navi-Cone-kun, a guy with a cone on his head, is the mascot for the West Nippon Expressway in Kyushu, Japan.
Ninjaemon, an unthreatening ninja, is the mascot for Koka City, Japan.
Tarao, a hairy-legged fish inspired by a Bruegel etching, was the mascot for Babel, an exhibition of renaissance art that toured Japan.
Koma-chan, a robin with a blue heart, is the mascot for the bar association in Nara Prefecture.
Morin Papa, the mascot of Morimoto Kousan real estate in Osaka, is a steadfast and dependable 35-year-old construction worker and dad, who loves gardening and DIY. He’s a tree.
Nano-chan, a mix of a stoat and a forest fairy with leaves for ears, is the mascot of the Shinano newspaper in Nagano, Japan.
Coco-chan, the mascot of Toyokawa City’s shopping district, has a white fox hat and hair like a fox tail, based on iconography from the local temple.
Relay-chan, a cockatoo holding a baton, is the mascot for Japan’s telephone relay service for the hearing impaired.
Here are Hogo-chan and Sara-chan, during their teenage delinquent days: