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Special newspaper made of silk

TOKYO, Japan - Gunma Prefecture's mascot character Gunma-chan presents a special edition of the Jomo Shimbun newspaper made of silk to a customer in a local specialty shop of the prefecture in Tokyo's Ginza district on June 22, 2014. The local newspaper in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, produced 100 silk special editions of the newspaper to mark the listing the previous day of the Tomioka Silk Mill as a World Cultural Heritage site.

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Some 60 mascot characters join Christmas event

GIFU, Japan - Some 60 mascot characters from around Japan, including national mascot character contest winner "Gunma-chan" (2nd from L) representing Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, gather at Yanagase shopping street in the central Japanese prefecture of Gifu for a Christmas event on Dec. 20, 2014.

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Winning mascot character makes triumphant return

MAEBASHI, Japan - "Gunma-chan," a mascot character representing Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, poses at the prefectural government building in Maebashi on Nov. 5, 2014, after winning a national mascot character contest two days earlier.

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Gunma-chan wins local mascot contest

TOKONAME, Japan - Gunma prefectural mascot Gunma-chan is declared the winner of an annual local mascot popularity contest, at an event to announce the results in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2014.

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Gunma-chan wins local mascot contest

TOKONAME, Japan - An event is held in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2014, to announce the results of an annual local mascot popularity contest. Gunma prefectural mascot Gunma-chan (5th from R) won the contest.

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Gunma-chan wins local mascot contest

TOKONAME, Japan - Gunma prefectural mascot Gunma-chan (L), the 2014 winner of an annual local mascot popularity contest, receives the gold medal from the previous winner, Sanomaru, a mascot of the city of Sano in Tochigi Prefecture, during an event in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2014.

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Gunma-chan wins local mascot contest

TOKONAME, Japan - Photo shows Gunma prefectural mascot Gunma-chan (C) and other contenders during an event to announce the results of an annual local mascot popularity contest, in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2014. Gunma-chan won the contest.

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'Kitakanto' mascot characters win Japan dance contest

TOKYO, Japan - A team of four mascot characters from the northern Kanto region in eastern Japan -- (from L) Kapal from Saitama Prefecture, Gunma-chan of Gunma Prefecture, Hustle Komon of Ibaraki Prefecture and Fukkachan from Saitama Prefecture -- are seen on stage at the six-team Japanese mascot character dancing competition held on Aug. 9, 2014, in Tokyo. They won the contest.

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Actor Fujioka named to head team for Gunma publicity blitz

MAEBASHI, Japan - Actor Hiroshi Fujioka (L), named as head of a "Gunma expedition team" to promote Gunma Prefecture, receives an appointment letter from Gunma Gov. Masaaki Osawa on March 4, 2014 in Tokyo, as Gunma-chan (R), the official mascot of the eastern Japan prefecture, looks on.

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Mascot gathering in Gifu, Japan

About 40 mascots from around Japan gather on a shopping street in Gifu on Dec. 19, 2015. Among the mascots, known as "yuru-chara," literally meaning "loose characters," are 2015 yuru-chara Grand Prix winner "Ieyasu-kun" and "Gunma-chan." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mascot character promotes book featuring Gunma Pref.

"Gunma-chan," a mascot character of Gunma Prefecture, promotes in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2015, "Gunma-chan Pia," a book featuring the mascot and the prefecture north of the Japanese capital and published by Pia Corp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Winning mascot character makes triumphant return

MAEBASHI, Japan - "Gunma-chan," a mascot character representing Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, poses at the prefectural government building in Maebashi on Nov. 5, 2014, after winning a national mascot character contest two days earlier. (Kyodo)

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Gunma-chan wins local mascot contest

TOKONAME, Japan - Gunma prefectural mascot Gunma-chan is declared the winner of an annual local mascot popularity contest, at an event to announce the results in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2014. (Kyodo)

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'Kitakanto' mascot characters win Japan dance contest

TOKYO, Japan - A team of four mascot characters from the northern Kanto region in eastern Japan -- (from L) Kapal from Saitama Prefecture, Gunma-chan of Gunma Prefecture, Hustle Komon of Ibaraki Prefecture and Fukkachan from Saitama Prefecture -- are seen on stage at the six-team Japanese mascot character dancing competition held on Aug. 9, 2014, in Tokyo. They won the contest. (Kyodo)

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Special newspaper made of silk

TOKYO, Japan - Gunma Prefecture's mascot character Gunma-chan presents a special edition of the Jomo Shimbun newspaper made of silk to a customer in a local specialty shop of the prefecture in Tokyo's Ginza district on June 22, 2014. The local newspaper in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, produced 100 silk special editions of the newspaper to mark the listing the previous day of the Tomioka Silk Mill as a World Cultural Heritage site. (Kyodo)