Blending its love of all things cute with its rich cultural heritage, Japan on Friday unveiled the mascots for the 2019 Rugby World Cup Friday: a pair of pot-bellied lions. With luxurious manes, short horns and faces that appear to be shaped like rugby balls, mascots « Ren » and « G »
Blending its love of all things cute with its rich cultural heritage, Japan on Friday unveiled the mascots for the 2019 Rugby World Cup Friday: a pair of pot-bellied lions.
With luxurious manes, short horns and faces that appear to be shaped like rugby balls, mascots « Ren » and « G » are inspired by « shishi, » the mythical lion-like figure that features in Japan’s new year celebrations and kabuki theatre.
« Ren, » with a white mane is the parent of child « G », whose mane is red, and the pair bounced up and down, trading high-fives and passing a rugby ball back-and-forth at a press conference in Tokyo.
