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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 16:26 UTC

Omapyon, a serow wearing the Northern Japanese Alps as a hat, is the mascot of Omachi City.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 02:36 UTC

Kuronyon, a cat with a hard hat, is the mascot for Kurobe Dam, Japan’s tallest dam.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 13:56 UTC

Yuzumo, a yuzu citrus fruit from Motegi (a town in Tochigi, Japan) at the Furusato Festival.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 00:49 UTC

Perorin, a mountain with a river for a mouth, is an agricultural mascot from Yamagata Prefecture.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 13:17 UTC

Musubimaru, the mascot of Miyagi Prefecture, is a samurai whose head is a rice-ball.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 14:25 UTC

Nyanmage, a cat with a samurai topknot, is the mascot for the historical theme park Nikko Edo Wonderland.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 14:43 UTC

Good and Lucky, the “Land Dog” mascots for the Tokyo amusement park Yomiuri Land

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 15:07 UTC

Shimako-san, a girl who skin dives for shellfish, is the mascot of Shima City in Mie, Japan.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 15:51 UTC

Here’s a replica of it I spotted in the city hall:

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 15:33 UTC

Yokkaichi City's mascot is Konyudokun, a blue-haired boy with a long tongue, who is a small, cute version of a giant, 200-year old mechanical doll that appears at local festivals.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 16:55 UTC

Hamu Kakaricho, a slice of ham whose face spells “ham” in Japanese, is the mascot for Ito Ham.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 17:28 UTC

I can’t tell if it’s an apron or a fundoshi!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 13:54 UTC

Mitsuhashi-kun, a rice fairy from the planet Rice, is the mascot of Mitsuhashi Rice.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 12:22 UTC

Tamanyan is the mascot for the shopping street in Gotokuji, a part of Tokyo famous for maneki-neko (waving white cat ornaments).

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 15:03 UTC

Thank you!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 14:35 UTC

Thanks, that’s helpful!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 14:34 UTC

Thanks!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 14:17 UTC

I’ve been meaning to start. What sort of text would be suitable for this image?

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 13:50 UTC

Karapyon, a crow in the first grade of elementary school, is a mascot from Karasuyama in Tokyo

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 11:29 UTC

Looks like a fun place!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 02:32 UTC

Zakku is the bouncy white mascot of ZAQ cable internet.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 14:37 UTC

Bikki-kun, a young penguin who has not yet learned to swim, is a mascot from Kyodo, Tokyo.

2 replies 43 reposts 340 likes

Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 12:54 UTC

Today I went to see Myakumyaku, the shapeshifting mascot for the Osaka 2025 Expo, who was in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 18:18 UTC

Uchicchii the walrus boy is the mascot of an aquarium called Izu Mito Sea Paradise.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 14:28 UTC

Zamarin, a sunflower fairy (with a seed for a body, and petals around his head), is the mascot of Zama City.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 18, 2024 at 15:50 UTC

Matagi No Momiji, from Hokkaido, is a pink deer with a shotgun for hunting hunters.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 17, 2024 at 15:01 UTC

Sasadangon, a popular unofficial mascot from Niigata Prefecture, is a sasa dango monster. (Sasa dango, a rice cake filled with red bean paste and wrapped in a bamboo leaf, is a sweet local treat.)

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 16, 2024 at 15:24 UTC

Ayucoro-chan, a piglet with a fish on her head, is the mascot of Atsugi City, Japan.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 15, 2024 at 13:25 UTC

Tokoron, the mascot of Tokorozawa City, is part boy and part plane (Tokorozawa was home to Japan's first airfield).

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 14, 2024 at 16:46 UTC

Oh, he’s new to me!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 14, 2024 at 15:48 UTC

The cool and streetwise squid, Black Bancho, is the mascot of Itoigawa City in Niigata.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 13, 2024 at 14:30 UTC

Softkuriinu, a big pink combination of an ice cream and a dog is a mascot who cleans the streets of Shibuya, Tokyo. He's often mistaken for a dog poo and is rumoured to be the poo of legendary Shibuya dog Hachiko.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 10:22 UTC

These designs have been around since 2019. Not sure about before that!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 03:08 UTC

This is a new one that apparently delivers packages.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 02:08 UTC

It’s there but it’s black so you can’t see it.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 01:25 UTC

Kuroneko (black cat) and Shironeko (white cat) are the mascots for the delivery company Yamato Transport.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 16:43 UTC

Posukuma, the postal worker bear mascot for Japan Post, with DeliRo, a delivery robot, in Tokyo today

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 15:00 UTC

Yeah. The two cats are mascots for Yamato Transport.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 13:56 UTC

It is called Shironeko. It’s just a sidekick, I suppose!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 12:12 UTC

I met him at the same bus mascot gathering!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 11:18 UTC

The manga character? I’ve never met him, but I’ve seen a statue.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 11:06 UTC

They’re among the best, Darth!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 10:48 UTC

Yes, I did once, at a bus mascot event a few years ago.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 10:15 UTC

It’s always nice to see Posukuma, Darth!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 06:34 UTC

Delivery company mascots in Tokyo today

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 00:57 UTC

Yes, you’re right! Arida mikans, specifically

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 16:35 UTC

It looks sort of persimmon shaped, but Wakayama Prefecture ranks first in the production of oranges in Japan, so that’s what they went with.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 16:27 UTC

I think that’s part of it, yeah

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 16:23 UTC

Waka-P, whose head is an orange, is mascot of the Wakayama Women's Prison.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 01:20 UTC

Toretate Tomato-kun, a tomato on wheels, is the mascot of Ouchi Co-op (who deliver fruit and vegetables).

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