Japanese fake food artists make Hamburger and dumplings wearable
Updated On Mar 06, 2017 05:08 PM IST
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Norihito Hatanaka, president of Fake Food Hatanaka, introducing plastic food dishes at his company's studio in Tokorozawa, a suburb of Tokyo. (TORU YAMANAKA / AFP)
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Plastic hamburger earrings made at the studio of Fake Food Hatanaka in Tokorozawa, a suburb of Tokyo. (TORU YAMANAKA / AFP)
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Noriyuki Mishima, a craftsman at Fake Food Hatanaka, spraying paint on a plastic food replica that restaurants across Japan put in their display windows to lure hungry crowds, at the company's studio in Tokorozawa, a suburb of Tokyo. They may look good enough to eat, but Japan's mouthwatering food replicas are only for show as restaurateurs compete for the attention of hungry customers. (TORU YAMANAKA / AFP)
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A craftswoman of Fake Food Hatanaka making plastic replicas of "gyoza" dumplings at the company's studio in Tokorozawa. (TORU YAMANAKA / AFP)
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In addition to its staple of making fake food the company is pushing into new lines like fake food fashion accessories, such as fruit earrings, fried egg rings, and bacon slice headbands. They may look good enough to eat, but Japan's mouthwatering food replicas are only for show as restaurateurs compete for the attention of hungry customers. (TORU YAMANAKA / AFP)
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Plastic strawberry earrings made at the studio of Fake Food Hatanaka in Tokorozawa, a suburb of Tokyo. (TORU YAMANAKA / AFP)
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A craftswoman of Fake Food Hatanaka making plastic hamburger earrings at the company's studio in Tokorozawa. (TORU YAMANAKA / AFP)
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Plastic banana earrings made at the studio of Fake Food Hatanaka in Tokorozawa, a suburb of Tokyo. (TORU YAMANAKA / AFP)
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