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Meguron the cherry-blossom fairy is the mascot of Tokyo’s Meguro Ward.
An energetic 5-year-old bean named Mame-kichi is the nutrition mascot of Okazaki City, Japan.
Amon-chan, a beautician rabbit with button eyes, is the mascot of Amon hair salon in Kitakyushu City.
Suippi wears daffodils and looks like an egg but is, in fact, an “O” for “Ōi”, the town for which he’s the mascot.
Yukimasa-kun the cat is the mascot of the Japan Federation of Certified Administrative Scriveners. His hobby is talking about the charm of administrative scriveners.
The mascot for Japanese basketball team The Ehime Orange Vikings is Balt, a Viking orange with a bandaid on his nose.
Abasango, a pink porcupine fish made of coral, is a conservation mascot from Okinawa.
Iwamin, the mascot of Iwami Town, Japan, is based on Senganmatsu Island, a local coastal rock with a pine tree on top.
Bananan the traveling banana is the mascot for “Petit Banana” cake, a popular souvenir from Osaka. His hat is shaped like the cake.
Natamamedon, a dinosaur whose body is a sword bean pod with red beans running down its spine, is the mascot for Japan’s Sword Bean Association.