Butamen-kun is the psychedelic pig character who appears on Butamen pork ramen cups.

Tottori-shi, a man with a chicken on his head, promotes Tottori City.

Nejisaurus, an intergalactic dinosaur who eats screws, is the mascot for the "Screw Eater", a tool that removes rusty or damaged screws.

Moi-kun is the jolly mascot of Makomanai Takino Cemetery in Hokkaido, where there are imitation Easter Island head statues.

Amedon, who has a lollipop belly, sharp teeth for munching candy, and a laser beam on his head for shooting villains, is the mascot of Ameya-Yokochō open-air market in Ueno, Tokyo,

Shiropp, a mysterious creature who banged his head through a castle wall and consequently lost his memory and got separated from his family, is the mascot for the Jokaku Kentei, an exam which tests knowledge of Japanese castles.

Amamo-chan, a spherical cowboy cow, is the mascot for Aeon Department Store in Amagasaki City.

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu has teamed up with Iwashika-chan, a pink deer with pickled ginger antlers, for a new campaign. Iwashita-chan, the mascot of Iwashita pickled ginger, has been given a couple of new outfits to look like the singer.

Usagohan, a rice bowl rabbit, is the nutrition mascot for Nakano, Tokyo.

A sensible steering wheel named Handle Keeper is the Japanese mascot for designated drivers.

Bikki-kun, a penguin who has not yet learned to swim, is a mascot from Kyodo, Tokyo.

How-kun the robot is the mascot for Kodomo No Yakata, a fun center in Kitakyushu, Japan.

Manabu DeJokyo Sensei, the very regal mascot of Joetsu University of Education, is based on the school building and wears a cape.

Nabemaru, whose cranium is a hot pot, is the mascot of Nanbu, a town in Aomori, Japan.

Merii (a doctor sheep) and Cearisu (a squirrel patient) are the mascots for G Community, an online community for people with inflammatory bowel disease.

Shimarin, a squirrel with grape ears and a wine bottle tie, is the mascot for Shimane Winery in Japan.

In Japan, Pizza Hut has a mascot called Cheese-kun.

Nikkahoppen, a penguin whose cheeks are stuffed with local food and whose head has a mountain on it, is the mascot of Nikaho City.

Komenarudo (an agricultural mascot from Aizu, Japan) is an artistic rice fairy with a tomato beret, cucumber arms, and a shiitake mushroom mustache and mouth, who paints with an asparagus brush.

Irou Dansyaku, a 150-year-old baron whose head is a lighthouse, is the mascot of Minamiizu, a town in Japan.

Tomato Ningen, who is part human and part tomato slice, is a mascot from Kouenji, Tokyo.

You can now buy a pillow that looks like your head is being devoured by Ico-chan (a blue platypus that appears on the train pass for JR West railways). https://t.co/EApDW5n8LO

Tasuppi, the mascot for the Okayama Prefecture bar association, has a locally-grown peach for a head with the scales of justice on top, and on his belly is a sunflower (attorneys in Japan wear sunflower lapel pins.)

Miura Tunanosuke, a samurai tunafish with a noodle bowl on his head, is the mascot of Misaki Fishing Port in Japan.