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Hirosaki University‘s new medical exhibition has a heart-headed dog mascot named Kokoro Inu. https://t.co/hjSEmdfXKN
Nichirei Foods’ mascot is a drooling fried rice fairy named Itame-kun.
The hallucinatory mascot of Okinawa's Shurijo Castle Park is a many-eyed grandpa with a tail, named Hakutaku Ojiitoiumonja. Trippy!
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.