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.
