Mascot Overload: Japan’s Obsession with Mascots
| April 9, 2018
10. Tawawachan
A mascot that represents the Kyoto Tower, Tawawachan meets up with fans on the structure’s observation deck. With a huge round head (and a tower poking atop it), Tawawachan has a shocked look on her face, and she wears traditional dress that a Kyoto female would don. The yuru-kyara is said to know how to play the harp well and debuted about 13 years ago.
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