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Rato-chan, the mascot of Oda City in Japan, has a flaming shell head because Oda’s 17th Century silver miners made oil lamps from seashells.
Tenken-kun, a guitar-strumming dog mechanic, is the car maintanance mascot for Japan’s Kansai region.
A pair of salamander siblings collectively called Morikko-chan-san are the mascots for Akiruno City.
Komakero, a studious yellow frog, is the mascot for Tokyo University’s Komaba campus. He’s young, so he’s still got a tail.
Maimai is modelled on an aerial view of Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, for which he’s the mascot.
Setoushi-kun, a green-haired, orange guitarist cow, is the mascot for the village of Nishi Okkope.
Sunagawa Pork Chaplin, a pig dressed like Charlie Chaplin, promotes pork chops from Sunagawa City.
Matatabi-kun, a mix of a cat and a plane, is the mascot of Tokyo City Air Terminal.
Caty, a cat wearing a bus/plane, is the mascot for Yokohama City’s YCAT airport bus service.