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Teinu-kun, a dog whose head is a hand, is the mascot of Teine Ward in Sapporo City, Japan.
Sarupu (the mascot of Sarufutsu village in Hokkaido, Japan) is a monkey with a scallop for a crown and a cow-pattern onesie.
Usaparakun (the mascot of Kimobetsu, Japan) is a bunny with asparagus ears.
The Kappa Summit event itself had its own mascot (of course), a kappa named Jikotta-kun, who combines elements of the 5 mascots pictured above.
A kappa is an amphibious green imp of Japanese folklore. There are lots of kappa mascots, both scary and cute.
The mascot for Haboro Town, Japan, is Orobo, a guillemot wearing a shrimp hat.
The mascot for the women’s baseball team, Kyoto Flora, is Flora-chan, the flower fairy.
Wasapy, the mascot of Okutama Town, Japan, is a wasabi root with a rhododendron on its head.
An unofficial character from Hakata City, Japan, Motsu Mentaiko is a hybrid of two local delicacies: motsunabe (beef or pork offal stew) and mentaiko (spicy cured pollack roe).