Japanese Mascots

Chuba is the mascot of the Chiba TV station. His website is here. Chuba’s name in Japanese is チュバ.

Nyanmage is the mascot of the Noboribetsu Date Jidaimura theme park, Hokkaido. His name in Japanese is ニャンまげ.

Hikaru-kun and Hikari-chan are the mascots of the Niigata Prefectural Police Force. Some merchandise is available for sale from here. Hikaru-kun’s name in Japanese is ひかるくん. Hikari-chan’s name in Japanese is ひかりちゃん.

Sato-chan is the mascot of the Sato Pharmaceutical Company. His website is here and there is merchandise for sale from here. Sato-chan’s name in Japanese is サトちゃん.

Coco is the mascot of the Tokyo Electric Power Company’s CO2 Diet campaign to reduce CO2 emissions. Her hobbies include jigsaw puzzles and haiku. Coco’s profile is here. Her name in Japanese is ココ.

KomaQ is the mascot of Komatsu Airport, Ishikawa prefecture. His profile is here. KomaQ’s name in Japanese is こまＱ.

E-mori-kun is the mascot of the 32nd Japan Arboricultural Festival, to be held in Ehime prefecture in October 2008. A small web page is here. E-mori-kun’s name in Japanese is Ｅ～もりくん.

Ekibe- is the mascot of Tokyo Broadcasting Service’s baseball coverage. His profile is here, where there are also some wallpapers and screensavers for download. Ekibe-’s name in Japanese is エキベ-.

Komame-chan is the mascot of the Ministry of the Environment’s campaign against global warming. Britain-chan is the mascot of the British embassy in Tokyo’s environmental campaigns. Komame-chan’s profile is here. The two characters appear in a CD-ROM about environmental issues, details of which can be seen here. Komame-chan’s name in Japanese is コマメちゃん. Britain-chan’s name in Japanese is ブリテンちゃん.

Waketon is the main mascot of the G8 Environment Ministers’ Conference, held in May 2008 in Kobe, Hyogo prefecture. He is interested in tackling the problem of waste in Kobe. The profile of Waketon and his sub-characters Wakenyan, Wakepi-, Wakehen and Yarahen is here. His name in Japanese is ワケトン.

Marysol-kun is the mascot of the Marysol Matsushima soccer club in Miyagi prefecture. The name is a combination of the words “marine” and “sol” (sun). Marysol-kun’s profile is here. His name in Japanese is マリソル君.

Mikapon and Shiropon are the mascots of the Machizukuri Matsuyama company, Ehime prefecture. Mikapon’s name in Japanese is みかポン. Shiropon’s name in Japanese is しろポン.

Yon-chan is the mascot of the RNC broadcasting company. His profile is here and a blog is here. Yon-chan’s name in Japanese is よんちゃん.

Ran-chan is the mascot of the RNC radio show RanRa Taiso. He is 15cm tall and weighs 850g. His profile is here. Ran-chan’s name in Japanese is ランちゃん.

Furu-bi- is the mascot of the Japan pavilion at EXPO Zaragoza 2008. He is on the left of the picture below, alongside Kiccoro and Morizo from the Aichi 2005 EXPO. Furu-bi’s name in Japanese is フルービー.

Like Pi-ta-kun and Natsumi-chan, Chibacchi-kun is a mascot related to the court service in Chiba prefecture. His profile, along with those of several other Chiba court mascots, is here. Chibacchi-kun’s name in Japanese is ちばっち君.