With its traditional and futurist style， the mascot embodies both the old and the new， echoing the concept of "innovation from harmony". Its forehead bears the emblem of the Tokyo 2020 Games， whose traditional chessboard motif is composed of indigo blue rectangles of three different sizes.
Chinese New Year 2023 is the year of Rabbit， and naturely， Chinese New Year 2023animal sign is Rabbit（兔年）. when using Heavenly Stems（天干 ）and Earthly Branches（地支），Chinese New Year 2023 is also called year of Xinmao（辛卯年）.
