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Michimaru-kun, a dog who’s obsessed with road safety, is the mascot for the Japanese expressway company, Nexco.
Matcho, a macho matcha genie with a tea grinder for a head, is a mascot for Uji City, Japan, which is famous for green tea.
Usazou, an elephant who was raised by rabbits and is now working as a nursery teacher, is the mascot for Hoiku Box, a job site for childcare workers.
Kamudofuhan, a trainee geisha duck whose body has turned into tofu after eating too much of it, is the mascot of Kyoto Youth Conference Center.
Poyo, a spherical chick with its beak on the side of its face, is the mascot for the Japanese TV channel, KTS.
Kokemobu, a mix of a cow, a pig, and a chicken, is a mascot from Kagoshima, Japan.
Nekomatsu, a blue-eyed cat with a chestnut ear and a pine tree on his forehead, is the mascot of Nishogakusha University.
Kamisu Coco-kun is a dog with a head shaped like Ibaraki Prefecture; and he’s pointing an arrow to his hometown, Kamisu, which is colored red. His name means “Kamisu is here” in Japanese.
Jumball the Third, king of the watermelons, is the mascot of Nyuzen Town, Japan.
Shippei, the beloved dog mascot of Iwata City, has distinctive eyebrows and wears a traditional fundoshi loincloth