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It would be nice if there were more than two photos of the plastic food to go with this article.

chch 3y ago
I happened to accidentally stumble into a plastic food store while in Osaka a few months ago. I just looked up the name, and they have a web storefront! [1] Admittedly all in Japanese, but the top part of the side bar shows you examples of pure fake foods, then the section under the "Sale" box gets you to fake-food style accessories, like USB drives, phone cases, and hair clips. Lots of pictures there to show the variety and quality! (Edit: Sorry if this reads like a shill, I have no affiliation, and didn't even buy anything while I was there! Just took very touristy pictures.) [1] http://morino-sample.jp/?mode=cate&csid=0&cbid=1803129&csid=0 http://morino-sample.jp/?mode=cate&csid=0&cbid=1803129&csid=...
- justsomehnguy 3y ago
  I don't even have an iPhone but I do want Grilled swordfish case! http://morino-sample.jp/?pid=142067608 http://morino-sample.jp/?pid=142067608 Offtopic: curiously, if you try to use HTTPS then you would be redirected to HTTP version. Go figure.
- bitwize 3y ago
  When I was in Osaka I accidentally stumbled into what looked like a model store. There were all sorts of display cases with all sorts of models, from airplanes from WWII and before to futuristic mecha. All kind of jumbled together without any sort organization by type or manufacturer. Then it hit me. I was not in a model store but a model display case store. All those hobbyists would need a way to display their models and this store fit just that need. I know a lady from Osaka who responded, when I said I'd be excited to return there: "Really? It's so boring here!" If she only knew. And to bring it full circle, her sister-in-law hand-makes fake food.
benjifri 3y ago
You might enjoy this website- https://www.globalphotos.org/japan-plastic.htm https://www.globalphotos.org/japan-plastic.htm
- qup 3y ago
  Thank you. Now I can be properly impressed, something the article didn't prove.
- mitthrowaway2 3y ago
  Amazing. They're so realistic, I assumed it was done by some kind of plastication process applied to samples of real food. Hard to fathom that it's done by sheer artistic mimicry.
  - 15457345234 3y ago
    The (quite good) Wim Wenders film 'Tokyo-Ga' covers the manufacturing of these in some detail.
qup 3y ago
I was thinking the same. I can respect a decision to only show four photos max for [reasons], but in that case, photo number three absolutely gets cut for more food. Photo three is just kinda bad anyway.

chch 3y ago

I happened to accidentally stumble into a plastic food store while in Osaka a few months ago. I just looked up the name, and they have a web storefront! [1] Admittedly all in Japanese, but the top part of the side bar shows you examples of pure fake foods, then the section under the "Sale" box gets you to fake-food style accessories, like USB drives, phone cases, and hair clips. Lots of pictures there to show the variety and quality! (Edit: Sorry if this reads like a shill, I have no affiliation, and didn't even buy anything while I was there! Just took very touristy pictures.) [1] http://morino-sample.jp/?mode=cate&csid=0&cbid=1803129&csid=0 http://morino-sample.jp/?mode=cate&csid=0&cbid=1803129&csid=...

justsomehnguy 3y ago
I don't even have an iPhone but I do want Grilled swordfish case! http://morino-sample.jp/?pid=142067608 http://morino-sample.jp/?pid=142067608 Offtopic: curiously, if you try to use HTTPS then you would be redirected to HTTP version. Go figure.
bitwize 3y ago
When I was in Osaka I accidentally stumbled into what looked like a model store. There were all sorts of display cases with all sorts of models, from airplanes from WWII and before to futuristic mecha. All kind of jumbled together without any sort organization by type or manufacturer. Then it hit me. I was not in a model store but a model display case store. All those hobbyists would need a way to display their models and this store fit just that need. I know a lady from Osaka who responded, when I said I'd be excited to return there: "Really? It's so boring here!" If she only knew. And to bring it full circle, her sister-in-law hand-makes fake food.

benjifri 3y ago

You might enjoy this website- https://www.globalphotos.org/japan-plastic.htm https://www.globalphotos.org/japan-plastic.htm

qup 3y ago
Thank you. Now I can be properly impressed, something the article didn't prove.
mitthrowaway2 3y ago
Amazing. They're so realistic, I assumed it was done by some kind of plastication process applied to samples of real food. Hard to fathom that it's done by sheer artistic mimicry.
- 15457345234 3y ago
  The (quite good) Wim Wenders film 'Tokyo-Ga' covers the manufacturing of these in some detail.

qup 3y ago

I was thinking the same. I can respect a decision to only show four photos max for [reasons], but in that case, photo number three absolutely gets cut for more food. Photo three is just kinda bad anyway.