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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 2h

It’s famous for curling and onions, but I’m not sure about the other stuff!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 3h

Ki-tan the helpful but clumsy onion is the mascot for Kitami City in Hokkaido.

An onion-headed mascot in a light green T-shirt stands in a crowded courtyard.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 15h

Thanks!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 15h

Po, an apple tree fairy with an apple balanced on his head, is the mascot for the annual Iida Puppet Festival in Nagano.

A round yellow mascot with a red apple balanced on its head stands in front of some tents.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 1d

Reito-kun the polar bear is the mascot of Haier home appliances.

A polar bear mascot with a blue neckerchief stands on a patio.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 2d

Sakaithunder, a 3-year-old panda wearing overalls, is a YouTuber from Fukui Prefecture. If you open the zipper on her back, it leads to the demon world.

A panda mascot in blue overalls with a lightning bolt on them poses in a park.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 3d

That’s just for this event, a catwalk/fashion show.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 3d

Nishiko-kun, the mascot of Nishi-Kokobunji in Tokyo, is a stylish, armless character based an ancient roof tile excavated in the area.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 4d

The NOVA Usagi, a pink bunny with a beak, promotes the NOVA chain of English schools.

A pink bunny with closed eyes and a yellow beak wears a happi coat and an “N” on its chest and stands in front of a red stage.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 4d

Icchy, the mascot of Tokai TV, is neither a bear nor a dog, but is “a fairy that came from a flower garden.”

A yellow bear-like mascot with chunky eyebrows wears a sash and holds a certificate.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 4d

I wanted to see that when I was boozing at the beach bars, but didn’t want to pay to get it!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 4d

That’s Kurianyan (mascot for Shinjuku Criacao Shinjuku F.C.) and Shinjuku Awawa

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · May 30

A soap bubble superhero named Shinjuku Awawa promotes hand washing in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 5d

Hanano Komachi promotes Niigata City as a “city of manga and anime", and she appears at the manga and anime museum there. She is bright and energetic, has a tulip motif, and wears a kimono.

A mascot with red hair and a kimono stands in front of a shiny staircase.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 6d

The friendly duo of Nagomi-chan and Hikaru-chan, of Wakokai welfare and medical services, visit hospitals and kindergartens in Gifu Prefecture.

Two smiling mascots, one green and one orange, with minimalistic faces and round heads, stand on a stage.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 7d

Udon Nou, who has noodles for brains, is a mascot from Kagawa Prefecture. He was handing out certificates to winners at this year’s Yuruverse mascot popularity contest (having won in 2023).

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 8d

I don’t think it does!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 8d

100 yen shop Daiso has a new white elephant mascot, Daizo. There’s a display featuring Daizo in Kinshicho Daiso.

A statue of a minimalistic white elephant character with a pink handbag.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 9d

Makki and Yakki, a pair of cows, are the mascots for the fast food chain Matsuya.

A pair of brown cow mascots stand on a patio with the blue sky behind them.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 10d

Chiitan didn’t enter the contest this year.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 10d

Multiple mascots at the Yuruverse event in Sumida Park yesterday.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 10d

Today was the annual Yuruverse mascot popularity contest. The winner was Okii Konnosuke, a fox from the video game Touken Ranbu.

A white-faced fox mascot stands on a stage with two other mascots.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 11d

Imanyan the exuberant blue and red cat is the mascot of IMA Mall in Hibarigaoka, Tokyo.

A blue and red cat mascot in red boots frolics in a park.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 13d

Fuji-Q might be too terrifying for me!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 13d

I met two superheroes from the theme park Fuji-Q Highland—Eejanaika Red and Dodompa Pink, who are named after rollercoasters in the park. They are actually secretly villains who enjoy hearing park guests’ screams, steal kids’ ice creams, and cut in line.

Two Power Ranger-style costumed and masked heroes, one pink and one red, pose in a convention center.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 14d

I think that’s a pedometer, to measure his steps.

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