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Japanese area characters, called ゆるキャラ in Japan, represent a specific Japanese region or city;  their names may come from a creative use of words or a relation back to their hometowns. They can be found at area festivals or events. As some area characters were met with intense popularity , other regions followed suit.  The annual ゆるキャラグランプリdecides the most popular mascot through public voting.

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ゆるキャラがひげダンス １４１体、ギネスに挑戦

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1. Funassyi, or ふなっしー is one of Japan's most beloved characters. He is a yellow pear representing the city Funabashi（ふなばし), known for its pears.
2. Some area characters, in an effort to increase popularity, have released singles on Youtube.
3.  Funassyi has released his own music album.
4. ゆるキャラ merchandise includes a large range of items, from key-chains to sake. The messaging app Line has released stickers for area characters.
5. Yohsuke Ishida has collaborated with a group of area characters called GCB47  on Youtube to release music and play with them at events.

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funny japanese - funassyi explosion - run | ふなっしー 大爆破ドッキリ

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When wanting to count people, add にん to the end. Highlighted are irregulars with counting people:
1. ひとり
2. ふたり
3. さんにん
4. よんにん
5. ごにん
6. ろくにん
7. しちにん・ななにん
8. はちにん
9. きゅうにん
10. じゅうにん
The word ひとmeans people or person in Japanese. ひと can also be written in the kanji  人, Therefore, you could also write
ひとり、meaning one person, as 一人.

How many people are there?
何人（なんにん）いますか？
*Remember that existence verbs can be either いますor あります, and since people are alive, the verb いますapplies.*

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Learn Japanese Counters for People: 10 Little Samurai!

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Japanese area characters can be contrasted to college mascots of the United States. They differ in terms of popularity; ゆるキャラ is renowned throughout Japan as they attend celebrations and events, bringing in millions of dollars from merchandise revenue. Additionally, college mascots represent a school, while ゆるキャラ a city or region. However, they are similar as both U.S college mascots and ゆるキャラ have merchandise and fans that support them.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vHxbtLlvKqhyjZT4EHQ-yzCnr30hgDWvO4nZLDFFtMA/edit
https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2012/12/26/the-life-and-times-of-japans-mascots/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuru-chara
https://www.cnn.com/2014/06/10/world/asia/japanese-mascot-pear/index.html
http://jpninfo.com/4579
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/japanese/japanese-culture-mascots/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7xJ-Ngq5CU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP469wlVuZU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqxyFULA5iM
https://aminoapps.com/c/japan/page/blog/funassyi/0Bsk_uQokM571J2lYWlmB450B3NmWv
http://www.line-stickers.com/funassyi-animated/
https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/140606113825-ripley-japan-mascot-j-horizontal-large-gallery.jpg

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1.ゆるキャラ- Area Character
2. いしょう- Costume
3. まつり- Festival
4. けん- Prefecture
5. なし- Pear

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1. What is "pear" in Japanese?
2. How do you say "How many people are there?" in Japanese?
3. What American counterpart were area mascots compared to?
4.  Which area character released an album?
5. What are the 2 Japanese irregulars when counting people?