{"id":513,"date":"2017-07-24T01:41:14","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T01:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mondomascots.com\/?p=513"},"modified":"2017-07-24T01:41:14","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T01:41:14","slug":"togosupo-festival-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/24\/togosupo-festival-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Togosupo Festival 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_515\" style=\"width: 639px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-515\" class=\"wp-image-515 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5169-1024x1013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5169-1024x1013.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5169-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5169-768x760.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5169-88x88.jpg 88w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5169-900x890.jpg 900w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5169-1280x1266.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nonko and Osaki Ichibantaro<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Yesterday was the day of Togosupo, a mascot-packed event held on the shopping street on either sides of Togoshi-Kouen station in Tokyo. Sporting events like basketball and soccer were held, culminating in a tug of war match between two teams of mascots. Hosting the festival were local characters Minami-chan, Ryuunoshin, and Togocho. Chief among the dozen other yuru-chara gathered at Togosupo was Togoshi-Ginjiro, the mascot for nearby Togoshi-Ginza.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_519\" style=\"width: 618px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-519\" class=\"wp-image-519 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5184-608x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5184-608x1024.jpg 608w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5184-178x300.jpg 178w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5184-768x1293.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5184-900x1516.jpg 900w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5184.jpg 1216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Togoshi Ginjiro<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_520\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-520\" class=\"wp-image-520 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5217-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5217-2-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5217-2-1-293x300.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tokyo barbers&#8217; association mascot, Toco-kun, with Togocho, the mascot for Togoshi 5 Chome.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_514\" style=\"width: 639px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-514\" class=\"wp-image-514 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5243-2-837x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5243-2-837x1024.jpg 837w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5243-2-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5243-2-768x940.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5243-2-900x1101.jpg 900w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5243-2-1280x1566.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5243-2.jpg 1674w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kumamoto&#8217;s Higomaru, looking deflated.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_516\" style=\"width: 639px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-516\" class=\"wp-image-516 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5212-1024x931.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5212-1024x931.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5212-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5212-768x698.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5212-900x818.jpg 900w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5212-1280x1163.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Osaki Ichibantaro and Ryuunoshin.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_518\" style=\"width: 639px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-518\" class=\"wp-image-518 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5232-1024x1010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5232-1024x1010.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5232-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5232-768x758.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5232-88x88.jpg 88w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5232-900x888.jpg 900w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5232-1280x1263.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_5232.jpg 1804w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The tug of war is about to begin.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Japanese mascots in a tug of war\" width=\"629\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vcP7cWQBlCs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Sporting events like basketball and soccer were held, culminating in a tug of war match between two teams of mascots. Hosting the festival were local characters Minami-chan, Ryuunoshin, and Togocho. 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