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Mascots

Billiken-san

Up on the iconic Tsutenkaku Tower sits an American mascot that became Osaka’s own lucky god.

Nashville, Tennessee

Tennessee Pride Sausage Grave

The final resting place of the founder of a beloved national sausage brand.

Palo Alto, California

El Palo Alto

This redwood is a historic landmark, a town’s namesake, and the dancing sideline symbol of Stanford University.

Gdańsk, Poland

Gdański Lew Hewelion

Gdańsk's lion mascot features in a trail of bronze sculptures scattered all across the city.

In Rome, students can still learn to be gladiators.

13 Surprising Things You Didn’t Learn in Your Regular Old School

(And one weird skill that you probably did, for some reason.)

April White September 8, 2023

Nagareyama, Japan

Tone Canal Billiken Shrine

An American mascot that became a lucky god in Japan, enshrined in a city far from the main center of his worship.

The GW Hippo

Washington, D.C.

George Washington University's River Horse

The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.

A mascot-in-training jumps for joy.

Japan's Only Mascot School Teaches the Art of Cuddly Cuteness

Bringing people joy takes a lot of hard work.

Kirsty Bouwers May 16, 2019