Local mascots wrestle in Funabashi, Chiba Pref.

FUNABASHI, Japan - Local mascot character Melon Bear of Yubari city in Hokkaido Prefecture wrestles with the mascot Funassyi (below), unofficially promoting Funabashi city, Chiba Prefecture, on May 18, 2014, during an event in Funabashi to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the opening of the local wholesale market. About 70 local mascots took part in the event.

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