World mascot character summit held in Saitama

World mascot character summit held in Saitama

HANYU, Japan - Mascot characters gather for the annual World Mascot Character Summit in Hanyu, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Nov. 22, 2014. Some 400 mascots participated on the first day of the two-day event.

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