Fresh on the Akita prefecture promotional gimmick scene is a unique and decidedly male mascot modeled after the region’s famed kiritampo grilled rice cake skewers. “Kirichimpo” (kiri means “cut” and chimpo is slang for the male organ), a lovey-eyed kiritampo stick with a conspicuous protuberance dangling from its lower end, is the brainchild of Fruru Co., Ltd., an Akita-based souvenir designer and wholesaler.

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