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A stack of sweet buns named Telekin-chan are the mascots for Japan’s Television Kanazawa.
Zei-King, the tax-collection mascot for Osaka City’s Sakai Ward, is an angry king demanding taxes.
Kamehiyo, a chick with a turtle’s shell, is the mascot for a Japanese communications company called Relia.
Ma-cha, a woman whose head is a tea bowl with a mischievous young bamboo whisk bathing in it, is a mascot from Japan’s Nishio City.
Saitan, a judge with a monkey’s face, a weasel’s tail, and a panda’s ears, is the mascot for the Supreme Court of Japan.
Sanomaru, the samurai dog mascot of Japan’s Sano City, appears in a new campaign encouraging people to move to the city and work in the 150+ Sano ramen restaurants. The ramen is local delicacy and Sanomaru wears a bowl of it on his head.
Kiyomaru, a boy with an upside-down bowl for a head, is the mascot of Kiyomizuyaki Pottery Complex in Kyoto.
Kamatu, an angel with a gyōza dumpling for a head and a chimney for a body, is the mascot of Nihon Kogakuin Technical College.
Ma-nyan, a colorful cat with an M for ears, is the mascot of Masa21 Shopping Mall in Gifu, Japan.
Sheepurin the electric sheep (mascot of the Japan Association of Clinical Engineers) has screws on its head, an electric cable tail, and a clockwork heart.