Food Models
Explore the Mind-Blowingly Realistic Food Models Handcrafted by an Amazing Japanese Craftsman!
Discover Japan's "Shokuhin Sanpuru":
Mouth-Watering Food Models
The art of plastic food models, also known as “Shokuhin Sanpuru”, is a surprising field that Japan has honed to a perfection, and which no other country has come close to replicating. Food models are commonly used at restaurants all over Japan to attractively display their dishes to potential customers.
How Food Models are Made
The Craftsman uses actual food to create molds in multiple different stages for realistic texture, and add extra decorations and various colors to create the most appetizing looking models possible.
ALL OF OUR FOOD MODELS ARE HANDCRAFTED by our craftsman, Masanori Honda.
100% Handmade in Japan
Each and all our food models are handcrafted by our food model craftsman in Japan. Unlike mass-produced food models, our products feature the highest quality with complex colors and textures for the most realistic look.
Meet Our Craftsman
Masanori Honda is a highly skilled craftsman, producing variety of food models for restaurants and stores for over 20 years at his company, Odawara Sample, based in Odawara city in Kanagawa prefecture.
He occasionally holds workshops where you get to build your own food models, and it is popular among local families and visitors of all ages.
City of Odawara
Odawara City, where our food models come from, is located in the west of Kanagawa prefecture. Odawara is a historic castle town where modern culture and old tradition coexist. Surrounded by pacific ocean and mountains, it has a wide variety of great local cuisine, tourist destinations and fun-packed events to offer.
