{"id":582,"date":"2017-09-16T16:22:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T16:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mondomascots.com\/?p=582"},"modified":"2017-09-23T08:03:51","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T08:03:51","slug":"saitama-mascots-assemble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mondomascots.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/16\/saitama-mascots-assemble\/","title":{"rendered":"Saitama Mascots Assemble"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today, under the shadow of an incoming typhoon, thirty mascots from Saitama Prefecture came together in Kumagaya Sports Culture Park (in Kumagaya, Saitama). They came to celebrate their native prefecture, outside a football stadium where Saitama’s FC Omiya Ardija were playing Gamba Osaka. Ardija means squirrel in Spanish, and the team’s squirrel mascots were present. The match was a draw (2-2).<\/p>\n

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Each of the characters had a QR code on its person for you to scan on your phone, each of which revealed a word. After getting six words you could add them all together to make a question, which you then had to answer in order to enter a raffle to win prizes. The question was an obscure one—about an Omiya Arija striker’s goal scoring record. Luckily a beer stand barman helped me out with the answer and I could enter the raffle.<\/p>\n

Eventually it began to rain and the yuruchara waddled away.<\/p>\n

Here are a few of the mascots I met:<\/p>\n

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Mappu, the windmill mascot of Matsubushi Town.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tamarlin, the mascot of Saitama Super Arena<\/p><\/div>\n

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Potekuma, the potato bear of Chichibu.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hanipon, the mascot of Honjo City.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Midorino of Midori Village.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Popotan, a new dandelion fairy mascot from Asaka City.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Komugicchi, wheat mascot of Kamisato town.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sakaron, mascot of Sakado City.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Teletama-kun, the mascot of Television Saitama.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Natchan, one of the mascots of Kamikawa.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fuwappi is the name shared by the twin brother and sister mascots of Fujimi City.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tana-chan, the mascot of Namegawa Town.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hasupi, mascot of Hasuda City.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kumagaya City mascot, Nyaozane.<\/p><\/div>\n