The Japanese love cartoon characters and mascots; ualmost always brightly coloured.
They are used to add a symbolic presence to a place or event, and are hugely popular with different demographics and age groups.
On some occasions people wear life-size mascot costumes, on others the creatures are in miniature.
They date back as far as haniwa ; terracotta clay figures that were buried with or alongside the dead during the kofun period, the 3rd to sixth centuries AD.
Here are a few of the characters/creatures that caught my eye on a recent trip to Kansai.
The Hotel Vischio by Granvia is a recently opened, centrally located and affordable hotel choice in the busy Umeda precinct of Osaka, just a short walk from JR Osaka Station. www.hotelvischio-osaka.com/en
They are used to add a symbolic presence to a place or event, and are hugely popular with different demographics and age groups.
On some occasions people wear life-size mascot costumes, on others the creatures are in miniature.
They date back as far as haniwa ; terracotta clay figures that were buried with or alongside the dead during the kofun period, the 3rd to sixth centuries AD.
Here are a few of the characters/creatures that caught my eye on a recent trip to Kansai.
THE FACTS
Qantas flies direct
between Sydney and Osaka Kansai three times a week with economy return fares
starting from $1156 per person. www.qantas.com.au
The writer was a
guest of Kansai Gastronomy Tourism Promotion Council and associated companies,
including Keihan Holdings and JR West. Pick up the Osaka-Kansai Gourmet Food
Map when you arrive for some helpful regional itineraries. www.kansaibishoku.net/en
The Hotel Vischio by Granvia is a recently opened, centrally located and affordable hotel choice in the busy Umeda precinct of Osaka, just a short walk from JR Osaka Station. www.hotelvischio-osaka.com/en
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