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Marutakun is the mascot of Tsubetsu, Hokkaido. He's a rugby playing bear with a log for a head.
Shimockey is both the self-proclaimed guardian deity of Tokyo's hip Shimokitazawa area, and a wicked turntablist.
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.
Araippe is the Cthulhu-esque mascot for Oarai Town in Ibaraki. He has a clam for a nose and whitebait for hair.