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Eringi the mushroom is the mascot for Japan’s Hokuto Mushroom company.
The ghostly Amaterasu Shuun, an obscure mascot from Kagoshima, Japan, has an Imperial chrysanthemum seal on his face.
Atsumon, the mascot of Rebun Island, Japan, is a fairy with a stylish haircut based on a Rebun lady's slipper orchid, an endangered local flower.
Tarao, a hairy-legged fish inspired by a Bruegel etching, was the mascot for Babel, an exhibition of renaissance art that toured Japan.
Ippukumaru, a green dog bursting out of an egg, with a bone in its mouth, is the mascot for NHK TV in Fukui, Japan.
Nano-chan, a mix of a stoat and a forest fairy with leaves for ears, is the mascot of the Shinano newspaper in Nagano, Japan.
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.
Coco-chan, the mascot of Toyokawa City’s shopping district, has a white fox hat and hair like a fox tail, based on iconography from the local temple.