Popular Japanese mascot Kumamon comes to Beijing

Kumamon, described as the cutest mascot in Japan, has been in Beijing meeting fans. The little black bear was created by Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture to help encourage tourists. Sunday, June 25, 2017, saw the cute mascot doing what he was designed to do, making friends with the public at shopping malls, railway stations and subway stations in Beijing. [Photo: Chinanews.com]

Kumamon, described as the cutest mascot in Japan, has been in Beijing meeting fans. The little black bear was created by Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture to help encourage tourists. Sunday, June 25, 2017, saw the cute mascot doing what he was designed to do, making friends with the public at shopping malls, railway stations and subway stations in Beijing. [Photo: Chinanews.com]

Kumamon, described as the cutest mascot in Japan, has been in Beijing meeting fans. The little black bear was created by Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture to help encourage tourists. Sunday, June 25, 2017, saw the cute mascot doing what he was designed to do, making friends with the public at shopping malls, railway stations and subway stations in Beijing. [Photo: Chinanews.com]

Kumamon, described as the cutest mascot in Japan, has been in Beijing meeting fans. The little black bear was created by Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture to help encourage tourists. Sunday, June 25, 2017, saw the cute mascot doing what he was designed to do, making friends with the public at shopping malls, railway stations and subway stations in Beijing. [Photo: Chinanews.com]

Kumamon, described as the cutest mascot in Japan, has been in Beijing meeting fans. The little black bear was created by Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture to help encourage tourists. Sunday, June 25, 2017, saw the cute mascot doing what he was designed to do, making friends with the public at shopping malls, railway stations and subway stations in Beijing. [Photo: Chinanews.com]

Kumamon, described as the cutest mascot in Japan, has been in Beijing meeting fans. The little black bear was created by Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture to help encourage tourists. Sunday, June 25, 2017, saw the cute mascot doing what he was designed to do, making friends with the public at shopping malls, railway stations and subway stations in Beijing. [Photo: Chinanews.com]