Q:

What is the theme of the Kewpies’ costumes?

Notes: the themes represent an important local product, favorite local food, famous place or person, bird or animal, or other topic associated with the prefecture.

A:

Hokkaido
Marimo: moss balls [found only in Lake Akan, Hokkaido]

Aomori
Ringo-musume: apple-market promotion girl

Iwate
Wanko-soba: small bowls of soba noodles

Miyagi
Gyu-tan: grilled beef tongue

Akita
Kiritanpo: Chewy mashed rice on a skewer

Yamagata
Sakuranbo: cherry

Fukushima
Kitakata-ramen: Kitakata-style ramen

Tokyo
Tocho: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building

Kanagawa
Kintaro: “Golden Boy,” a popular figure in Japanese folklore

Saitama
Satsuma-imo: Sweet potato

Chiba
Rakkasei: peanuts

Ibaraki
Shika: deer

Tochigi
Gyoza: Chinese dumpling

Gunma
Shimonita-negi: Shimonita leeks

Yamanashi
Tsububudo: grapes

Niigata
Sasa-dango: steamed rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves

Nagano
Kisokoma: Kiso horse

Toyama
Churippu: tulip

Ishikawa
Ama-ebi: northern pink prawn

Fukui
Echizen-kani: Echizen crab

Aichi
Shachihoko: fabulous dolphin-like fish (castle roof tile ending)

Gifu
Sarubobo: “monkey baby,” lucky charm doll

Shizuoka
Mikan: mandarin orange

Mie
Ise-ebi: Ise shrimp

Osaka
Takoyaki: octopus balls

Hyogo
Tamanegi: onion

Kyoto　　
Maiko: geisha in training

Shiga
Shigaraki-yaki: Shigaraki ware

Nara
Shika: deer

Wakayama
Kujira: whale

Tottori
Rakkyo: shallot

Shimane
Iwami-ginzan: Iwami silver mine (registered World Heritage site)

Okayama
Masukatto: muscat grapes

Hiroshima
Momiji: maple leaves

Yamaguchi
Fugu: blowfish

Tokushima
Uzushio: whirlpools

Kagawa
Shodoshima-oribu: Shodoshima olive

Ehime
Botchan: protagonist of a well-known novel by Natsume Soseki

Kochi
Tosa-inu: Tosa dog

Fukuoka
Hakata-ningyo, Hakata doll

Saga
Mutsugoro: mudskipper

Nagasaki
Doragon: dragon

Kumamoto
Suika: watermelon

Oita
Mejiro: white-eye (songbird)

Miyazaki
Mango: mango

Kagoshima
Saigo-don: historical hero Saigo Takamori (1827-77); “-don,” followed by a name in Kagoshima, has the nuances of both respect and affection

Okinawa
Goya: bitter gourd

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