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Yōkan Uemon, a samurai whose head is a block of jellied sweet bean paste, is a mascot from Japan’s Ogi City.
Naorun is the jolly mascot for the Japan Society for Surgical Wound Care.
Kuwamaru, a silkworm cocoon wrapped in a mulberry leaf, is the mascot of Isesaki City, Japan.
Ankimon, a monkfish bathing in a bowl of soup, is the mascot of Kazamiura, a village in Aomori, Japan.
Shisui-chan (the rosy-cheeked mascot of Shisui Town, Japan) lives in a saké well and guzzles bottles of saké.
Ishio-san, a sentient stone lantern, is the mascot of Sakuragawa City, Japan.
Shu Matsugoro, a beer-loving bulldog, is the mascot of Human Academy night school in Sapporo, Japan.
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.
Akibear, a bear shaped like the letter A, is a mascot from Akihabara, a district of Tokyo known for its electronics shops.