Nicotan (mascot of Shibata Gas) -- Shibata, Niigata prefecture

Watermelon -- Tomisato, Chiba prefecture

Hikari-chan and Gatto-kun -- Niigata

Zen monk-poet Ryōkan -- Tsubame, Niigata prefecture

Soccer ball -- Kiryū, Gunma prefecture

Tokkikki (Niigata prefectural mascots) -- Niigata

Ōnyūdō -- Yokkaichi, Mie prefecture

Peach -- Akaiwa, Okayama prefecture

Ouchi dolls -- Yamaguchi prefecture

Welcome to Isesaki -- Gunma prefecture

"Taisha" wheeled fish toy -- Niigata

Morioka Gas character dancing the Sansa Odori -- Morioka, Iwate prefecture

Bunbuku Chagama tanuki -- Gunma prefecture

Origami cranes -- Mie prefecture

Japanese irises -- Niigata

Watermelon -- Takizawa, Iwate prefecture

Godai-chan (tourism mascot for the city of Kashihara) -- Nara prefecture

Kōfu, Yamanashi prefecture

Kintarō -- Saitama

Flowers and butterflies -- Niigata prefecture

Artist's conception of Nintendo Kirby tanks