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Kokoron-chan, a spherical pink nurse with one heart in her mouth and another balanced on her hand, is the blood donation mascot for Iwate, Japan.
Yunii-chan, a cheerful girl with poor eyesight, who loves donuts, is the mascot of Unimo Chiharadai Mall in Ichihara City, where she lives in the basement.
Maple-kun, a dynamic maple leaf with a bow tie and nightcap, is the mascot for Rokunohe, a Japanese town with lots of maple trees.
Midomosu the mammoth is the mascot of Midori City in Japan (where mammoth remains were found).
Iwashi Kincha-kun, a sardine sailor, is the mascot for the Osaka Bay Fisheries Cooperative (but claims to be the director of their advertising department).
Veggieta, a dog with a selection of vegetables stuffed in its back, is an agricultural mascot from Hiratsuka, Japan.
Futamatagitsune, a fox with two mountains in his head, is the mascot for Tenei, a village in Japan.
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.