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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 9h

Sagappa Joe, the mascot of Sagami Women’s University, is a kappa who lives in the pond in the school garden, despite not being able to swim. He is renowned for his shapely buttocks.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 1d

Hotto Inu, the mascot for Hot Staff staffing agency, is a “hot” dog who warmly supports those looking for work.

A white dog mascot with one red ear and one blue stands on a stage.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Ryu, a jolly dinosaur, is the mascot for Fukui Prefecture, where dinosaur bones were discovered and which often gets voted the happiest place in the country.

A round yellow dinosaur with glasses and a red jacket strolls through a shopping mall.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks! I didn’t know that!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 3d

Kani Bucho, an office boss with an entire crab for a head, is the mascot for Yokobiki, a company that makes metal roller shutters for store windows.

A mascot in a blue suit with a red crab for a head enters a building.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 3d

Shimane Jett Fest

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 3d

It was Guitar Wolf, Otoboke Beaver, New Rote'ka, Jon Spencer, and some others. Lots of fun!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 4d

Shimanekko, the mascot of Shimane Prefecture, made an appearance on stage yesterday at the raucous Shimane Jett Fest, alongside various punk acts.

A yellow cat mascot with a shrine roof atop its head stands on a stage under a pair of inflatable legs wearing fishnet stockings.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 5d

Tama Kyoryu (dinosaur) is a mascot for the parks of Tama Hills, Tokyo. It has acorns for eyes, grass on its belly, and flowers and trees growing out of it.

A round green dinosaur character with acorn eyes stands in a park.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 6d

Ieyasu-kun, the mascot of Hamamatsu City, is modelled on Tokugawa Ieyasu, a shogun who once lived there. He has piano keys on his hakama skirt (Hamamatsu is home to keyboard manufacturers Yamaha, Kawai, and Roland).

A round-headed mascot with a helmet and a hakama with piano keys decorating it stands on a stage.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 6d

Nice dancing!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 6d

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 · 6d

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 · 7d

Thanks!

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 7d

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 · 8d

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 · 9d

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 · 10d

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

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 10d

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 · 10d

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 · 11d

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 · 11d

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 · 11d

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 · 12d

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 · 13d

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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