Hiroshima’s Mr. Kure mascot www.japantrends.com

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 9 months ago in Art & Culture

Making his debut this month, Mr. Kure, or Kure-shi as he’s known in Japan, is the new mascot of Hiroshima Prefecture’s Kure City. And despite looking like an inspired, mom-made Halloween costume, Mr. Kure is actually designed to invoke the Seto Inland Sea with his wavy, blue hair.