Each year an army of fuzzy mascots from all over Japan gather for Tokyo’s largest yuru-chara event, “The Gotouchi-Character Festival in Sumida”. Held in the last weekend of May at the base of Japan’s tallest structure, the towering Tokyo Sky Tree, the festival was tons of fun. Here are some of the pictures I took there:
Mori-ken, the mascot of Moriya City in Ibaraki, is a dog dressed as a frog.
Inappy rocks out.
Chicchai Ossan and a vending machine
Kiibou and Gibo-chan
Obuse Kuri-chan is a giant chestnut from Obuse City, Japan.
Zamarin meets Norimaki Tintaro.
Softkuri-inu, the soft ice cream dog/dog poo
Tsugaru-chan
Todorocky the boxing seal of Todoroki, Tokyo.
Shinjokun and Mikke-chan
Momiji-chan and Yuzugappa have a standoff.
Koakkuma and Akkuma
Jinguskan No Jin-kun
Udon-Nou in what appears to be a wedding dress.
Shimanekko
Chiba-kun meets Potekuma
Bari-san at the Tokyo Sky Tree
Umeneba-chan competes with the Sky Tree.
Katou Dennosuke
Chosei Tonyu-kun at the Sky Tree