Japanese Mascots

Negita and Negiko are together Yonegees, the mascots of Yonago City, Tottori prefecture. Their website is here. Some icons can be downloaded from here and some wallpapers from here. Negita’s name in Japanese is ネギ太. Negiko’s name in Japanese is ネギ子. Yonegees in Japanese is ヨネギーズ.

Yoshida-kun and Tamako-chan are the mascots of the city of Uwajima, Ehime prefecture. Their profile is here. Yoshida-kun’s name in Japanese is 吉田君. Tamako-chan’s name in Japanese is たまこちゃん.

Totsuka Saikaihatsu-kun is the mascot of a campaign to attract investment to the city of Totsuka, Kanagawa prefecture. Saikaihatsu means “redevelopment”. His name in Japanese is 戸塚再開発くん.

Sazapy is the mascot of Suminoe-ku ward, Osaka City. A small web page is here. Sazapy’s name in Japanese is さざぴー.

Izzun is the mascot of Izumi ward in Yokohama City, Kanagawa prefecture. His profile is here. Izzun’s name in Japanese is いっずん.

Swingy is the mascot of Naka-ku ward in Yokohama City, Kanagawa prefecture. His profile is here and some merchandise is here. Swingy’s name in Japanese is スウィンギー.

Belldi is the mascot of the city of Suzuka, Mie prefecture. She is driving a car to reflect the fact that Suzuka regularly stages the Japanese F1 Grand Prix. Belldi’s profile is here. Her name in Japanese is ベルディ.

Hari- is the mascot of the Municipal Fruit and Flower Park in the city of Kobe, Hyogo prefecture. He is a pure and gentle boy. Hari-’s profile is here. His name in Japanese is ハリー.

Hagumin is the mascot of the parental support service within Aichi Prefectural Council. The character’s profile is here. Hagumin’s name in Japanese is はぐみん.

Konyudo-kun is the mascot of Yokkaichi City, Mie prefecture. A short profile is here. Several pieces of design work featuring Konyudo-kun are here. His name in Japanese is こにゅうどうくん.

Sumi-chan is the mascot of Sumiyoshi-ku ward, Osaka City. A small web page is here. Sumi-chan’s name in Japanese is すみちゃん.

Wo-tan is the mascot of Shiga prefecture. He represents the crystal clear waters of Lake Biwa. His profile is here and a web page of image files of Wo-tan in 42 different poses is here. Wo-tan’s name in Japanese is うぉーたん.

Concluding today Japanese Mascots’ series of posts about the mascot characters of the small town of Oshamanbe, Hokkaido. Their profile is here. This is Hotategani. His name in Japanese is ホタテガニ.

Continuing Japanese Mascots’ series of special posts about the mascot characters of the small town of Oshamanbe, Hokkaido. This is Manbe-kun. His name in Japanese is まんべくん.

Iris-chan is the mascot of the Denso Iris women’s basketball team. She is always lively on the court. Her profile is here. Iris’s name in Japanese is アイリスちゃん.

Japanese Mascots today begins a short series of special posts about the mascot characters of the small town of Oshamanbe, Hokkaido. This is also Iris-chan. Her name in Japanese is also アイリスちゃん.