Japanese Mascots

Kasumi-chan is one of the mascots of the Fukuoka Clean Energy Corporation. Her name in Japanese is かすみちゃん.

NewNew is the mascot of Tohoku Broadcasting Company in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture. He gets sulky and bad-tempered easily. NewNew’s profile is here. His name in Japanese is ニューニュー.

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.

Gobi is the mascot of the Shinjiko Nature Museum, Shimane prefecture. His name comes from “gobius”, the Latin word for “fish” and some merchandise is here. Gobi’s name in Japanese is ゴビィ.

Mirurun@ is the mascot of the Yamagata TV station. He was created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the station on 1st September 1999 and he is weightless on earth. Mirurun@’s profile is here. His name in Japanese is みるるん＠.

Fuma-chan is the mascot of the 2008 All-Japan High School Cultural Festival, to be held in August in Gunma prefecture. Her profile is here and a collection of images of Fuma-chan performing different cultural activities is here. Fuma-chan’s name in Japanese is 風舞ちゃん.

Leefinkle is the mascot of Fukushima prefectural government’s recycyling campaign. A small website is here. His name in Japanese is リーフィンクル.

Hearty-kun was the mascot of Year of Volunteers campaign, which ran in 2000. A short profile is here. Hearty-kun’s name in Japanese is ハーティーくん.

Appi- is the mascot of the Appearance.jp website, via which customers can self-publish items such as books, calendars and jigsaw puzzles. A short profile is here. Appi-’s name in Japanese is アッピー.

Eco-kun is the mascot of the Shikoku Bureau of Economy, Trade & Industry’s February 2008 energy and ecology campaign. He wants to protect the global environment. Eco-kun’s profile is here. His name in Japanese is エコくん。.

Huma and Ecomi are the mascots of Kanazawa Seiryo University’s Faculty of Human Sciences and Faculty of Economics respectively. of Year of Volunteers campaign, which ran in 2000. Their profile is here. Huma’s name in Japanese is ヒューマ. Ecomi’s name in Japanese is エコミ.

WayWay is the mascot of NEXCO West Japan, the West Nippon Expressway Company, which operates expressways and toll roads. WayWay’s name in Japanese is ウェイウェイ.

Momocchi is the mascot of Okayama prefecture. His design is based on the character of Momotaro, who features in a local legend. Momocchi’s profile is here and a series of exercise videos are here. His name in Japanese is ももっち.

Minacchi is the mascot of Yokohama City’s Minami ward, Kanagawa prefecture. 62 mascot designs were received from members of the public when the council invited suggestions in October 2003. Minacchi’s profile is here. Her name in Japanese is みなっち.

Spider is the mascot of the Tokushima Indigo Socks baseball team. His profile is here. Spider’s name in Japanese is スパイダー.