Mascot characters gather in east Japan before national contest

A total of 13 mascot characters gather in Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, some 80 km north of Tokyo, on Aug. 9, 2015, in a prelude to a national contest for such mascots slated for Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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