free papercraft Takamaru-kun hawk castle mascot mask and helmet

Takamaru-kun is the mascot of the Hirosaki castle in Aomori Prefecture in Japan. The other name for Hirosaki castle is Takaoka, which sounds like "hawk" in Japanese, which explains why he was created as a cute hawk for the 400th anniversary of the castle. 🏯

Download + build your own free papercraft Takamaru-kun hawk mascot mask and helmet (by Hirosaki City):

https://www.city.hirosaki.aomori.jp/takamaru/present.html

(download instructions: click the blue "材料と説明書をダウンロードする(1518KB)" link near the bottom on Hirosaki City's website)