Mondo Mascotsさんのイラストまとめ

Takeji is the grandfatherly mascot of Takeda Castle, known as the “Castle in the Sky”, which explains his cloud hair, complete with rainbow.

The multi-limbed, many-headed Takanabe Taishi-kun is based on a scary ancient statue in Takanabe Town in Miyazaki, where he’s the mascot.

9rocodila is the unofficial mascot of Kodaira City. The polka-dot croc would be well-camouflaged at a fashion show. Watch out, models!

Marutakun is the mascot of Tsubetsu, Hokkaido. He's a rugby playing bear with a log for a head.

A cute deer with a shotgun, Momoiji-chan lives by the philosophy, "Hunt or be hunted."

Hokkaido's Jingis-Khan No Jin-Kun promotes a local delicacy in which his species is the main ingredient. A precarious existence.

Even an exhibition of renaissance art gets a goofy mascot in Japan. Tarao is a hairy-legged fish, inspired by a Bruegel etching.