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Meet ふにゃもらけ (Funyamorake) from Tokyo. Funyamorakes, a kind of alien, visited Earth to kill time after travelling from a far-off planet. These strange creatures never fail to smile even when they are laughing, angry, or sad. Funyamorake is also a game that can be played on a mobile device. Others find this mascot quite intimidating, but its large smile and dotted eyes are what I find appealing. Combined with its short-bodied proportions to make an adorable idle figure, the actual preferred size for the Funyamorake is very miniature. The Funyamorake can also be seen in panel comics (Visit this website for the comics).
The majority of mascots in the west are anything that is used to stand in for a group of people who share a common public identity, such as a brand name, professional sports team, society, or educational institution. Canada follows this set of recognition, example would be the Canada Olympics mascots of 2010, and leading sports teams. For Japan, each mascot originates from a certain prefecture, which can be identified as a brand of a company or in the area. Both share the same idea for sports, but provincial mascots are what Canada does not have. All cool, but not all cute. While Canada does have a national mascot for its national animal, I could see Canada having ten mascots for the ten provinces if they were to follow the Japanese way.
Kwikwetlem stands for “Red Fish up the River”. If Coquitlam would have its own mascot in the area, it would be great if it resembled the Kwikwetlem First Nation. I could imagine a redfish being a mascot that can be acknowledged in Coquitlam.