{"id":68819,"date":"2018-03-01T11:00:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T03:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/?p=68819"},"modified":"2018-03-01T08:49:33","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T00:49:33","slug":"say-konnichiwa-kawaii-tokyo-2020-olympics-paralympics-mascots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/lifestyle\/culture\/say-konnichiwa-kawaii-tokyo-2020-olympics-paralympics-mascots\/","title":{"rendered":"Say Konnichiwa To The Kawaii Tokyo 2020 Olympics &#038; Paralympics Mascots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The elementary school children have spoken as the results of the winning 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics mascots were revealed yesterday. Winning with 109,041 votes, here are the official mascots for the Olympics and Paralympics games! Aren&#8217;t they kawaii?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68822\" style=\"width: 896px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo2020mascots.jpg\" alt=\"Say Konnichiwa To The Kawaii Tokyo 2020 Olympics &amp; Paralympics Mascots-Pamper.my\" width=\"896\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo2020mascots.jpg 896w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo2020mascots-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo2020mascots-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo2020mascots-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo2020mascots-696x440.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo2020mascots-665x420.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credits to www.instagram.com\/tokyo2020\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Combining the traditional and modern of Tokyo and Japan, they don&#8217;t have names yet but they both have the utmost respect for each other despite their different personalities! According to The Japan Times, the\u00a0Olympic mascot that&#8217;s covered blue checkered print is athletic with a\u00a0strong sense of justice, and the ability to go anywhere instantaneously while the sakura pink patterned Paralympic character has a kind heart, loves nature and can move objects by looking at them.<\/p>\n<p>The winning mascots are designed by Ryo Taniguchi,\u00a0a 43-year-old character designer and illustrator from Fukuoka Prefecture who was inspired by the flag handover performance at the closing ceremony of the recently held summer Olympic Games in Rio.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68820\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68820\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-68820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/n-mascot-a-20180301-1024x737.jpg\" alt=\"Say Konnichiwa To The Kawaii Tokyo 2020 Olympics &amp; Paralympics Mascots-Pamper.my\" width=\"640\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/n-mascot-a-20180301-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/n-mascot-a-20180301-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/n-mascot-a-20180301-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/n-mascot-a-20180301-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/n-mascot-a-20180301-696x501.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/n-mascot-a-20180301-1068x769.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/n-mascot-a-20180301-583x420.jpg 583w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/n-mascot-a-20180301.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ryo Taniguchi, the designer of the mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Paralympics Games. (Credits to The Japan Times \/ YOSHIAKI MIURA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is said that 205,755 classes from 16,769 elementary schools, including international schools and Japanese schools overseas, were part of the\u00a0selection process and each class could cast a single vote out of the three shortlisted\u00a0designs.Three designs were shortlisted in December from a total of 2,042 design submissions from the public.<\/p>\n<p>These mascots will definitely appear on many merchandises and be featured throughout the events.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the other two pairs of mascot design that were part of the top 3 that was shortlisted and put through the\u00a0voting process from 11 December 2017 to 22nd February 2018.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2018\/02\/28\/national\/doe-eyed-superheroes-selected-tokyo-2020-mascots\/#.WpdDiuhuY2x\" target=\"_blank\">The Japan Times<\/a>, the second mascot pair feature &#8220;an Olympic character based on a traditional lucky cat and inari fox \u2014 which also symbolizes luck \u2014 and a Paralympic character resembling a guardian dog often seen at Shinto shrines.&#8221; Tokyo 2020 shared about\u00a0their superpowers on its Instagram page, &#8220;The\u00a0Olympics mascot is as fast as lightning, propelled by its fiery tail, and can create valleys and rivers as it traverses the land; the Paralympics mascot can use its seasonal powers to express emotions, brown the autumn leaves and make snow fall \u2013 it can even make flowers bloom from dying trees!&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68823\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68823\" style=\"width: 894px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo20201.png\" alt=\"Say Konnichiwa To The Kawaii Tokyo 2020 Olympics &amp; Paralympics Mascots-Pamper.my\" width=\"894\" height=\"895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo20201.png 894w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo20201-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo20201-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo20201-768x769.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo20201-696x697.png 696w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo20201-420x420.png 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credits to www.instagram.com\/tokyo2020\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the third mascot pair is made up of two\u00a0fairytale creatures from Japan where a fox covered in Magatama beads which symbolizes happiness represents the Olympics and a tanuki (raccoon dog) that uses a leaf on its head to transform its shape represents the Paralympics.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68824\" style=\"width: 892px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo20202.png\" alt=\"Say Konnichiwa To The Kawaii Tokyo 2020 Olympics &amp; Paralympics Mascots-Pamper.my\" width=\"892\" height=\"895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo20202.png 892w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo20202-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo20202-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo20202-768x771.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo20202-696x698.png 696w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/tokyo20202-419x420.png 419w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credits to www.instagram.com\/tokyo2020\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you had a chance to pick the mascot pair to spearhead the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, which pair would you choose?<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\" target=\"_blank\">The Japan Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2018\/feb\/28\/japan-unveils-tokyo-2020-olympics-superhero-mascots\" target=\"_blank\">The Guardian<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tokyo2020\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tokyo2020 Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read also:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/lifestyle\/arts-entertainment\/first-anime-ambassadors-2020-tokyo-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\">Meet The First Group Of Anime Ambassadors Of The 2020 Tokyo Olympics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The elementary school children have spoken as the results of the winning 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics mascots were revealed yesterday. Winning with 109,041 votes, here are the official mascots for the Olympics and Paralympics games! Aren&#8217;t they kawaii? 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