Mondo Mascots
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Celebrating the weird, wonderful mascots of Japan. My Instagram: https://t.co/lzuobafNFW . キャラクターが大好きなイギリス人です。
Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Joined November 2016
There are toys of Japanese monsters giving press conferences to apologize for destroying cities.
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Here’s a Japanese IKEA commercial featuring BLÅHAJ the blue shark and his son, Junior.
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Since today is 7/11….
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Hamu Kakaricho, a slice of ham whose face spells “ham” in Japanese, is the mascot for Ito Ham.
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Blahaj, IKEA’s shark character, was sitting around in the Shibuya IKEA today. He gave me a business card.
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Nazo No Sakana, the Chiba Marines’ mascot who announced his retirement yesterday, first gained fame by vomiting out his own skeleton.
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Hokkun is the minimalistic orange mascot of Shimonoseki City, inspired by the oranges and the sunset there.
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Vaporeon, a water-type Pokémon, has been appointed by Japan’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (left) as an ambassador for "Water Day" (August 1st), a day to raise awareness of water resources.
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Thankyouweed is a marijuna mascot who wants to legalize weed in Japan.
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Today I met IKEA’s shark character, BLÅHAJ, and his son, Junior, at Tokyo Bay IKEA.
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Nico-chan is a gothic catfish schoolgirl who carries around her brother, Namezou. The two mascots of Japan’s Namegata City are orphans and recovering “hikikomori” recluses.
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Japanese PlayStation character, Toro (a white cat), was in Yoyogi Park for the Tokyo Rainbow Pride event today.
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Mannertee is a manatee who teaches driving manners in East Japan.
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Psyduck (star of Pokemon Concierge) was in Shibuya Pokemon Center today.
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Today I spotted Koronon, a new anti-coronavirus cat, handing out masks in Tokyo.
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Raddit is the malevolent blue bunny mascot of Japanese radio station, Nack5 FM.
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NHK Broadcasting mascot Domo-kun appeared on skates and in Hatsune Miku cosplay today at the figure skating in Sapporo.
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Unionion the union onion, mascot for the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, is at the Tokyo Rainbow Pride festival today.
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The Pokemon Geodude has become a mascot for Iwate Prefecture, Japan (because Iwate means “rock hands” in Japanese, and Geodude is a rock with hands.)
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Kikkou-chan the rabbit says, “My body is tied up but my mind is free.”
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Today I met Oshawott, a sea otter-like Pokémon who was promoting tourism to Japan’s Mie Prefecture.
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Popular toy and anime character, Pickles the Frog, on Tokyo Character Street today:
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Today is the 25th anniversary of the first appearance of Japan’s PlayStation character, Toro (a white cat).
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Toretate Tomato-kun, a tomato on wheels, is the mascot of Ouchi Co-op (who deliver fruit and vegetables).
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Nissin Chicken Ramen’s mascot Hiyoko freaks out in a psychedelic new commercial.
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One of the scarier Japanese mascots is Gajiro the kappa, who terrifies the citizens of Fukusaki, Hyogo.
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Japanese PlayStation character, Toro, drinking beer (a new embroidered sticker)
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Since it’s 11/11 today, taxi drivers in Kyoto, Japan, are driving around with two toy eels in their windows (because they look like an 11) to promote the local aquarium.
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daNpa, a panda with the black and white parts switched around, is a character from Hokkaido, Japan.
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In Fukusaki City, Japan, you can now buy masks featuring the notorious local mascot, Gajirou the kappa.
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Today I saw Exeggutor, a three-headed Pokémon, in Tokyo. Exeggutor is a tourism mascot for Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture, because it looks like the palm trees that grow there.
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Hakken-kun, a dog with an exclamation nose, is the mascot for the Japanese publisher, Kadokawa Bunko.
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Kyohiken straps feature dogs straining against their leashes.
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The Chiba Lotte Marines’ mysterious fish mascot, Nazo No Sakana, has evolved several times. He is set to reveal his final form tonight.
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A Japanese company called Goodglas make glasses in which upside-down animals appear when you pour the drink in.
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The mascots for Lipton tea in Japan are a pair of sloths named Norari and Kurari.
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Madori-kun, a wrestler with the floor plan of a studio apartment for a face, is the mascot of Sanpuku Real Estate Agency in Japan.
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Pai-chan and Son-kun are the mascots for the Python certification exam in Japan.
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Yakult‘s mascot, Yakult-Man, is here to save everyone's stomach from bad bacteria.
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Toretate Tomato-kun, a tomato on wheels, is the mascot of Ouchi Co-op (who deliver fruit and vegetables).
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Mori-ken, a dog dressed as a frog, is the mascot of Moriya City in Japan.
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Melulu, a sheep with a pink perm, is the mascot for the style website Haircolle.
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Denny’s in Japan has three chef cats for mascots, called the Dennyas.
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A cute deer with a shotgun, Momoiji-chan lives by the philosophy, "Hunt or be hunted."
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The mascot for the Japanese rock trio Yabai T-Shirts-yasan is a sentient tank top named Tank Top-kun.
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The mascot of Nyuzen Town is Jumball The Third, king of the watermelons.
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Mori-ken, a dog dressed as a frog, is the mascot of Moriya City in Japan.
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Pizza Hut’s Japanese mascot used to be Hut Monster, a mysterious pizza creature in a hat, who is a friend of anyone who wants to eat a pizza.
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Land Dog is the “goofy and leisurely” mascot of the Tokyo amusement park Yomiuri Land and has big eyelashes.
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Unionion the union onion, mascot for the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, cheers up those having trouble at work.
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The hot new Japanese toys are skunks farting various other animal shapes.
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The mascot for the Japanese rock trio Yabai T-Shirts-yasan is a sentient tank top named Tank Top-kun.
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The Pokémon Quagsire (right) has a new side job promoting tourism to Kochi Prefecture.
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Ramuneko is the new mascot for popular soft drink Ramune.
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Tapimaru, a giant tapioca ball, is the mascot of Tapioca Time bubble tea.
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NHK TV mascot Domo-kun, dressed as a strawberry, in Shibuya today
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Tomapy, a chef tomato, is the mascot for Furano Marche Shopping Mall in Furano City.
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A new reversible penguin toy from Osaka Aquarium is proving popular.
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Go-chan, the “longevity ambassador” for the island of Okinawa, is an orange monster who scares people into eating healthily.
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Mori-ken, a dog dressed as a frog, is the mascot of Moriya City in Japan.
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Exeggutor, a three-headed Pokémon, has been appointed as a tourism mascot for Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture, because it looks like the palm trees that grow there.
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Porutan, a white dog fairy with huge ears, is the mascot for Kyoto Porta shopping mall.
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Lupita the axolotl lives in Mexico and takes part in a Mexico–Japan exchange program.
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The Seibu Lions’ mascot, Leo, has set a Guinness world record for the most backflips by a mascot in 30 seconds (31 flips).
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The mascot for the Tokyo Unko (Poo) Museum is a philosophical poop named Unberto.
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The mysterious fish first rose to prominence by vomiting out its own skeleton.
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Today I spotted Kewpie, the baby Cupid character who’s been around for over a century and promotes mayonnaise in Japan.
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Mr. Pitch, a walking chunk of turf, is the mascot for Japan’s football J. League.
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Mr. Pitch, a walking chunk of turf, is Japan’s J. League soccer mascot.
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Bakubaku-chan is a supernatural tapir mascot from Miyazaki, Japan, who eats dreams and stands on bridges.
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Table tennis ambassador Tama-kun is an alien who came to spread table tennis on Earth. His ears are rackets and he can fly by fluttering them.
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Lupita the axolotl lives in Mexico and takes part in a Mexico–Japan exchange program.
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The American embassy in Japan has its own mascot, Tom the jellybean.
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Namejiro is the self-destructive mushroom mascot of Japan’s “Let’s Eat More Mushrooms” campaign.
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Ishio-san, a sentient stone lantern from Sakuragawa City, was voted Japan’s “loosest” mascot in an online poll in 2010.
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Go-chan, the “longevity ambassador” for Okinawa Island, is an orange monster who scares people into eating healthily.
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Wankoromochi, from the game Wanko Soba, is a bouncy, stretchy mix of a puppy and a rice ball (mochi).
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Pai-chan and Son-kun are the Japanese mascots for Python, the programming language.
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Taami-kun is a mascot for tatami flooring (mats made of woven rush grass) from Kumamoto, Japan. That’s how your face looks if you sleep on it.
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The mascot for the Japanese rock trio Yabai T-Shirts-yasan is a sentient tank top named Tank Top-kun.
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