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| Above, "yuru-kyara" characters at the JR Niigata Station. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Cuddly creatures seem to have taken over various parts, if not all, of Japan.
An interesting article has been posted at Kyodo News on these critters. It reads, in part:
It is no surprise that Japan's democracy has been infected by the craze for "yuru-kyara," or "loose characters." A growing army of yuru-kyara is inundating Japan with hundreds of soft, plush mascots representing municipalities, government organizations and companies with a uniquely Japanese mix of cute and bizarre.
I saw some promoting something at Niigata JR Station two years ago (photo at top and below). Until now, I didn't know what these plush critters were called. One at the top photo seems to be sporting an amulet like the ones in the Shusuke Kaneko Gamera movies of the 1990s.
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To read the full article, go here.
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