The main character Shinnosuke's parents come from Kumamoto and Akita prefectures ... a popular local mascot. After the ceremony, many children and their parents took photos alongside the figure.

Kumamon celebrated 15 years as the mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan. The annual Kumamon birthday festival was held in Kumamoto City and included stage performances and food stalls.

Similarly, mascots like Kumamon, representing Kumamoto Prefecture, appear on regional treats such as Kumamoto butter and chocolate cookies in a bear shape or bite-sized maple cheesecakes with Kumamon ...

But to Suffolk County NAACP leader William King Moss III, whose two daughters are students in the district, this new mascot — introduced after Brentwood schools were forced to scrap their Indian ...

RheaAnne Ramirez, who's married to pro baseball player Erasmo Ramirez, tells PEOPLE about her unforeseen romance that all started with a mascot gig for the MLB RheaAnne Ramirez Envision the ...

KUMAMOTO--The trek for an annual ritual started here in frigid predawn temperatures so that participants could experience some degree of suffering. Alessandro Turco, a 67-year-old Italian Catholic ...

The sample Somei-Yoshino cherry trees monitored by the Japanese Meteorological Agency bloomed in the cities of Kochi and Kumamoto on Sunday, marking the earliest blooming in the country this ...

The Philadelphia Phillies are one of the best teams in baseball, and they also have one of the best mascots in baseball, as well. The beloved Phillie Phanatic has become synonymous with both the ...

The man inside the iconic Reggie the Rabbit mascot outfit has spoken out for the first time after landing himself in hot water over the weekend. Following Saturday’s NRL game between Souths and ...

In a surprise play, not one or two but three mascots for the Knoxville Smokies baseball team were revealed at Covenant Health Park on March 31: Knox, Jackson and Smokie Joe. The first two ...

Auburn University wants to make one thing perfectly clear: Its official school mascot is a tiger — not an eagle. That's all spelled out with no nonsense on the Trademark Management & Licensing ...