Carp-oween

So, while the rest of Japan goes Halloween mad. Hiroshima has the same thing, only they've gone Carp mad.

The Carp is the local baseball team.

A chef wearing a jersey.

I don't even know what this is advertising.

Or this.

Carp pretzels.

Carp and Doramon cross promotion

They've made a Carp tram that can't carry any passengers.

The food festival had a carp tent. With no food.

Carp flavoured beer. At least it isn't carp flavoured...

I think this might be deoderant?

The local orchestra set up to play the food festival in carp gear.

a department store

has their staff in carp uniforms

our hotel lobby had a little model carp train

This store is doing something carp related

A different department store is having a carp sale

The digital signage on the trains has the little carp guy
(instead of useful stuff like where the train is going)

Even KFC are in on it

Carp cookies

A mobile phone store

An electronics store

With Carp themed LED lighting display

The city has Carp themed manhole covers

Complimentary Carp themed maple cake

Japan Rail has a version of Carp guy

Where we grabbed breakfast one morning.

Another department store

all different brands mind you, not just 3 K-Mart stores.

Selling Carp cakes

Carp chips

Hello Carpy?

Hello Kitty Carp stuff at any rate

Another store has it's staff in the uniform

Miyajima themed Carp stuff 

Carp sports drink

Another Carp maple cake

Seven eleven sell Carp merch

Carp steamed buns

My Melody CArp

Carp chocolates

Carp Bento box and Alcoholic soda

I love lamp

What the hell is going on guys? It's almost like since 1991 their baseball team fell into a slump, and has been bottom of the league for 25 years, and no-one expected them to do well this year either, and they won the league or something.