Each November I head to Hanyu City in Saitama to attend the “World Character Summit”, a sort of Comic Con for Japanese mascots, where 150 or so of them sell merchandise from booths, pose for pictures, and dance to their theme songs on stage. Here are some of the yuru-chara I encountered:

Kappa Kotaro, the mascot for Tokyo’s Sumida Ward
Toma-chan, Oke-chan, and Sokanyan
Koapyon, a bear in a bunny costume, is the mascot for the village of Kamikoani in Akita Prefecture.
Kitekeru-kun, the mascot of Yamagata Prefecture, is shaped like the outline of Yamagata, and carries local produce in a suitcase.
Kikunon, a green tea fairy with a teacup on his head, is the mascot of Kikugawa City.
Kyabettsu-san, a mascot from West Tokyo, is a hybrid of a cat and a cabbage and loves singing.
Korou-kun, Musashi Ranmaru, and Konyudou-kun
Momo, from Hong Kong, meets Micchan, from Kyoto.
Hirokuma, the new mascot for Hiroshima Prefecture, is a lemon-scented bear.
Jingisukan No Jin-kun is a sheep from Sapporo City.
Yokojiro, from Ochi Town in Kochi Prefecture, meets Kapal, from Shiki City.
Toyotama, a spherical chicken with cars for feet, is the mascot for Toyota motors in Saitama Prefecture.
Sadandy, a bird fairy with a lighthouse on its head, is the mascot for Sadamisaki Peninsula.
Nuts-kun, a squirrel with tree hair, is a mascot from the town of Satosho in Okayama Prefecture.