Hikone city mascot on Valentine's Day

Hikone city mascot on Valentine's Day

Hikonyan, the city mascot of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, poses with hundreds of chocolates it received for Valentine's Day at the city office on Feb. 14, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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