Just saw this, and wanted to share: there is a new world record for the largest dance done by a group of mascots. And of course it was done in Japan.
It seems that 141 regional and town representatives got together to try to break the record for synchronized dancing by mascots. Not sure if there’s a specific category for kawaii mascots, but… The full explanation is here.
I’m sad to say that I didn’t see Niigata’s lovable soybean-based mascots in the video, but I think I caught a glimpse of Sento-kun!
Here’s the video from Kyodo News: