Katsushika

You will never guess why this Tokyo candy store never fully opens its shutters

We investigate this creepy looking candy store only to find that it might just be the sweetest place in all of Tokyo.

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When yuru-kyara doesn’t cut it, it’s time to call in the beautiful anime heroines

There appears to be a mascot for everything in Japan. Leave it to advertising agencies here to put a face on whatever product they are selling. But some products and promotions are difficult to create adorable characters for. How do you encapsulate all the intricate eccentricities of a city, for example, in one single super-deformed character?

Well Katsushika City in Tokyo is approaching the problem in a different way, but choosing not just one “cute character” to represent them but having an entire cast of beautiful heroines. Say hello to Katsukore!

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