3 hot Japanese cities join hands in promoting tourism

3 hot Japanese cities join hands in promoting tourism

Mascot characters from three cities famous for the oppressive summer heat appear during their joint tourism promotion event capitalizing on their record-setting temperatures in the central Japanese city of Tajimi in Gifu Prefecture on July 25, 2015. The mascots are (from L to R) "Shimacchi" from Shimanto in Kochi Prefecture, "Unagappa" from Tajimi and "Nyaozane" from Kumagaya in Saitama Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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