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Tenken-kun, a guitar-strumming dog mechanic, is the car maintanance mascot for Japan’s Kansai region.
Maarun, a hammer with screws for legs and saws on its head, is the mascot for Kodomo Creative Town, where kids can make things with tools.
Matsushige Kakaricho is a civil servant rabbit from the moon. His body is a sweet potato, his ears are radishes, and he carries a lotus root bag. He’s the mascot for Matsushige Town, Tokushima Prefecture.
Another mischievous disaster-prevention mascot from Kochi Prefecture is the towering Tsunami-man.
Since it’s 4/20, here is Asamiko-chan the hemp fairy. Dressed as a shrine maiden, Asamiko-chan is the mascot for a traditional cannabis farm in Tottori Prefecture, Japan.
Jijomaru the chihuahua is the disaster prevention mascot of Mikata City in Tokyo.
Warumon is a loveable E.coli bacteria who promotes food safety in Fukuoka City.
Yutsura-kun is the steam rising from a hot spring. He’s the mascot for Japan’s Ureshino City.
Yōkan Uemon, a mascot from Japan’s Ogi City, is a samurai whose head is a block of jellied sweet bean paste.