Mondo Mascots on X: Today at the Tokyo Film Festival, Tsubakuro, the mascot for the Yakult Swallows, hosted a screening of episodes of his show, Detective Tsubakuro. / X

Mascots at the Tourism Expo Japan 2018 – Mondo Mascots

The Sumida Gotouchi-Chara Festival 2017 – Day 1 – Mondo Mascots

Tokyo – Mondo Mascots

Mondo Mascots (@mondomascots) / X

Mondo Mascots (@mondomascots) / X

Mondo Mascots: The Twitter account for Japan's mascot craze

World Character Summit 2018 – Mondo Mascots

Mondo Mascots on X: Japan's mascots fight the heat in various ways. The people inside the costumes are replaced every 15 minutes. Hishimaru (pictured), from Yamanashi Prefecture, has a hidden water tank

Mondo Mascots: The Twitter account for Japan's mascot craze

Mondo Mascots: The Twitter account for Japan's mascot craze

Mondo Mascots (@mondomascots) / X

Mondo Mascots on X: Yakult's mascot, Yakult Man, has released a smooth RnB song. / X

Tokyo – Mondo Mascots

Mascots Under the Cherry Blossoms – Mondo Mascots

Mondo Mascots: The Twitter account for Japan's mascot craze