Akari-kun, a mix of a dazed dog and a lighthouse, is a mascot from Cape Inubō in Chiba, Japan.

Yakisupa-man, a smiling superhero whose fried spaghetti brains are being eaten, is the mascot of Nogata City, Japan.

Oumin, who has a bird's body and a melon head, promotes produce from Moriyama City.

Sekimaru, a mix of a puffer fish and a whale wearing an old soldier's cap and a market tradesman's boots, is the mascot for Shimonoseki City.

Chachamo, a kid in a green cow costume, is the mascot of Matsusaka City, Japan.

Fukumaru, the mascot of Ikeda City, is a god of wealth and fortune mixed with a wombat.

Meguron the cherry-blossom fairy is the mascot of Tokyo's Meguro Ward.

Sicilianna-chan promotes "Sicilian rice", a popular dish in Saga city, Japan. She's a kappa (water imp) with a plate of Sicilian rice on her head.

Keisei Panda, a superhero panda with pursed lips and exhausted eyes, is the mascot for Japan's Keisei Electric Railway.

Keron, a yellow frog bank employee with hopes and dreams packed into his pouch, is the mascot of Japan's Shinonome Shinkin Bank.

Karurun, a friendly red amaranth plant fairy who eats bugs, is the mascot of Karumai town, Japan.

Sarunasshi, a psychedelic hybrid of a monkey head and a hardy kiwifruit, is a mascot from Karumai, a town in Iwate, Japan.

Suippi wears daffodils and looks like an egg but is, in fact, an "O" for "Ōi", the town for which he's the mascot.

Kureme, an apprentice pastry chef cat, is the new mascot for a long-running pastry shop in Yokohama City called Monterosa.

Maigana-kun, a mix of a mountain and a swan who is a sheriff with chopsticks instead of a gun, is the agricultural mascot for Tottori, Japan.

Abasango, a pink porcupine fish made of coral, is a conservation mascot from Okinawa.

Here's the Red Salamander (and a fire hydrant manhole cover featuring it along with Ressa-kun).

Ressa-kun is the mascot for the fire department in Okazaki City. He was designed by a local kid and was based on the "Red Salamander" all-terrain firefighting vehicle that is used in the city.

Hotaten, who has a scallop for a head and a yellow purse, promotes seafood from Aomori City, Japan.

The mascot for the Champion's Curry restaurant chain in Japan is this unnamed smiling yellow guy emerging from a curry pot.

Balt, a Viking orange with a bandaid on his nose, is the mascot for Japanese basketball team The Ehime Orange Vikings.

Da Bear, who drinks beer and wears a fanny pack, is a mascot for Nippon TV.

Happy Father's Day! Papatako, a dad octopus, is the mascot of Akashi City.

Tama-chan, a fairy of onions and aircraft, is the mascot for the self defence force in Okadama, Japan.