Mascots promote tourism to Hokuriku region in Osaka blitz

OSAKA, Japan - Children pose for photos with one of the mascot characters at the "Hokuriku Destination Campaign" at JR Osaka station on Sept. 20, 2014. The event promotes tourism to Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures in the Hokuriku region in central Japan ahead of the launch next March of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line.

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