Meet Parabbit – the Nagano 1998 Paralympic Mascot

Parabbit is the friendly mascot of the Nagano 1998 Paralympic Winter Games, where about 560 athletes competed in 122 medal events across five sports.

Get to Know: The Design and Symbolism

Parabbit is a white rabbit with one green and one red ear and it is wearing a pair of skis. It was chosen as the mascot to complement the Nagano 1998 Paralympic Winter Games logo that was based on the simplified form of the Japanese character for “naga” in Nagano, which was stylised to resemble a rabbit. The mascot was created by Sadahiko Kojima and a competition was held among students to find a name for the Paralympic mascot, which resulted in “Parabbit” being chosen among 3,408 different entries.

ⒸIPC