Piken-kun, a mix of a peanut and a dog in a hardhat, is the mascot for the construction workers' union in Chiba, Japan.

Erabu, a pig mixed with a lightbulb, is the mascot of Nanwa Energy in Kagoshima City.

Search-kun, a mix of a dog and a tomato with an antenna on its head, is the mascot for Tomato House housing agency in Sapporo City.

Hoku Bucho, a hybrid of a firefly and a middle-aged office manager, is a mascot from Fukuyama City.

Chiben the tapir lawyer is the bar association mascot for Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He eats nightmares.

Renko-chan the lotus fairy is the sewer mascot of Kashiwa city, Japan. She rides the sewage on a leaf and likes drinking treated wastewater.

Niimin, a mix of a grape and a cow, is the mascot of Niimi City, Japan. The nose ring is actually a pacifier.

Funayan, a smiling house with a boat moored underneath, is the mascot of Ine, a town in Kyoto famous for wooden fishing houses.

A sumo wrestling grain of rice called Michael is a mascot from Nakadomari, a town in Aomori, Japan.

Ryugin Robo, an intergalactic robot prince, is the mascot of Ryukyu Bank in Okinawa. During a galaxy patrol, he found the beautiful tropical island, moved there, and got a job in the bank.

Koshimatsu-kun, a droplet of water about to drop from a faucet, is the mascot for Koshigaya/Matsubushi Waterworks in Japan.

Mitsudon the apple fairy is the mascot of Iizuna, a town in Nagano, Japan. His face is the star shape you find in the center of Fuji apples.

Curry Naru Yakisobako, a glamorous bowl of fried noodle curry in fishnet stockings, is a mascot from Aizuwakamatsu City.

The mascots for TV Osaka are Takoru-kun, whose head is a takoyaki (fried octopus ball), and his travelling companion, Takobee, an octopus.

Raijii, a 20,005-year-old rock ptarmigan bird with a mountain hat, is the mascot of Tateyama town in Japan.

A new mascot made its first appearance today. Chuo-kun, a friendly sentient streetcar, is the mascot for Sapporo City's Chuo Ward.

The mascot for the Supreme Court of Japan, is Sai-tan, a judge with a monkey's face, a weasel's tail, and a panda's ears.

Satomaru-Kun, the mascot for the town of Nagi, is comprised of various locally-grown vegetables.

Jigyotan, a well-dressed dove, is the social welfare mascot for Oita, Japan.

Nayamazun, a lawyer catfish, is the bar association mascot for Shiga, Japan.

9rocodila, a polka dot crocodile, is a mascot from Kodaira City.

Harape Kong, a schoolboy gorilla, is the mascot for Scorn corn snacks.

Matsushige Kakaricho is a civil servant rabbit from the moon. The mascot for the town of Matsushige has a sweet potato body, radish ears, and a lotus root bag.

Ainosuke, a lesser cuckoo train conductor wrapped in a pleasant spring breeze, is the mascot for the Ainokaze Railway in Toyama.