Countries participating in the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka are taking on Japan's love of mascots by coming up with characters of their own, some of which incorporate the culture of the host country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/04/japan/society/expo-mascot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #2025osakaexpo #osaka #mascots
Billiken-san in Osaka, Japan
Up on the iconic Tsutenkaku Tower sits an American mascot that became Osaka’s own lucky god.#statues #shrines #mascots #section-Atlas
Billiken-san
More than 100 folks have contributed data that powers MascotMap. I am so happy to have so many folks engaging with the map in this unusual way. Thank you everyone!!
While you're there, be on the lookout for unmapped long jump, high jump, and pole vault pits.
okay so the Swiss broadcaster revealed the runners up of the Eurovision Mascot Contest 2025 and this was 5TH PLACE!? I LOVE EM ALREADY. If anything happened to this little guy I would kill everyone in the room and then myself.
Everyone has been enjoying mapping school mascot info so that calls for an actual map! Feel free to contribute icons in the repo and of course more data to the database.
Yes that is a school that has a potato for a mascot. The fightin’ russets!
Tennessee Pride Sausage Grave in Nashville, Tennessee
The final resting place of the founder of a beloved national sausage brand.#smallbusinesses #mascots #sausages #gravestones #section-Atlas
Tennessee Pride Sausage Grave
The Finance Ministry will allow companies to make and sell goods related to Custom-kun, an official mascot character of Japanese customs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/26/japan/japan-customs-mascot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #customs #mascots #financeministry #instagram
Had a blast designing six fun, hip #mascots for an exciting new Torta restaurant! While the project was ultimately scrapped due to a branding shift, I'm proud of the creative work I did.
https://maxcoutard.com/restaurant-mascots/
#illustration #design #mastoart #mastoillustrator #creativebranding
OMG, everybody! Sea-Tac airport has a mascot now! Jett the S-E-A Otter. I still have zero desire to get on a plane, but I'm happy to welcome Jett to the PNW.
https://www.portseattle.org/news/seas-mascot-takes-flight-say-hello-jett
I had no idea this was a thing! I thought Energizer started it!!
What has given rise to the idea of Japan's 47 prefectures being readily distinct regions with immediately recognizable symbols? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2024/10/28/voices/meibutsu-prefecture-identity/ #community #voices #tourism #mascots
Tonight I met Dog, the mascot for Mug Root Beer. Dog of few words, but really friendly. Mug Root Beer sponsored the 34th Annual World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair today.
Corollary of Mastodon Engagement Tip #2:
If you're creating a Fediverse app or instance, consider making its mascot/emblem a Capybara to ensure success.
#Mastodon, #Mascots, #Capybaras, #Engagement, #SocialMedia, #Embkems, #TuckersBalls
