Japanese Mascots

Kyoppi- is the mascot of the Kyoto Prefectural Police Force. His name incorporates the “Kyo-” of Kyoto and the “p” of Police and People. Kyoppi’s profile is here. His name in Japanese is キョッピー.

Kohei-kun is the mascot of the Hyogo Prefectural Police Force. His profile is here. Kohei-kun’s name in Japanese is こうへいくん.

Shirasu-chan is the mascot of Kobe City Fire Bureau’s fire prevention campaign. He dislikes eating grilled fish. Shirasu-chan’s profile is here. His name in Japanese is しらすちゃん.

Hikaru-kun and Hikari-chan are the mascots of the Niigata Prefectural Police Force. Some merchandise is available for sale from here. Hikaru-kun’s name in Japanese is ひかるくん. Hikari-chan’s name in Japanese is ひかりちゃん.

Rurupyon is the mascot of the fire department in Sugito-machi, Saitama prefecture. A small web page is here. Rurupyon’s name in Japanese is るるぴょん.

Mamoru-kun is the mascot of the Ehime Prefectural Police Force. His profile can be seen here, along with those of sub-characters An-chan and Shin-chan. Mamoru-kun’s name in Japanese is まもるくん.

Yoichi is the mascot of the Kagawa Prefectural Police Force. His profile is here. Yoichi’s name in Japanese is ヨイチ.

Chest-kun is the mascot of the Kagoshima Prefectural Police Force. He is in the shape of the Sakurajima volcano that overlooks Kagoshima city. Chest-kun’s profile is here and his name in Japanese is チェストくん.

Aipi- is the mascot of the Red Cross Blood Center in Ehime prefecture. There are Aipi- wallpapers here and here. Her name in Japanese is あいピー.

C-Poc is the mascot of the Chiba Prefectural Police Force. He is a dolphin with a genial personality. C-Poc’s profile is here and his name in Japanese is シーポック.

Fukumaru-kun is the mascot of the Yamaguchi Prefectural Police Force. There are photographs of his costume being made here. His name in Japanese is ふくまるくん.

Hot-kun and Line-chan are the mascots of the Fire Department in the city of Asahikawa, Hokkaido. There are images of Hot-kun wearing a variety of outfits at their profile, here. Hot-kun’s name in name in Japanese is ホットくん. Line-chan’s name in Japanese is ラインちゃん.

SP-kun is the mascot of the Shizuoka Prefectural Police Force. His name comprises the initials of Shizuoka Police. The character design incorporates a soccer ball due to the popularity of soccer in his home prefecture. SP-kun’s profile is here and his name in Japanese is エスピーくん.

Pipo-kun is the mascot of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Force. His name is an amalgamation of the words “people” and “police”. He has a large extended family, each of whom have their own theme tune which can be heard here. Pipo-kun’s profile is here and his name in Japanese is ピーポくん.