Food replicas, synthetic food showcased in restaurants and cafes, are a field of art invented in Japan. Kappabashi in Tokyo is especially famous for selling and making them. But you can also experience making food replicas in Fukuoka. Riki has several food replica making sessions, and you'll be able to experience making all kinds of food. The skillful, kind, and fun staff guide you throughout the session. You'll have an amazing time and take home a unique souvenir!
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Food Replica Making Experience
Make a delicious-looking gift for yourself
![Haruka Saijo Haruka Saijo](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/u/1138/240x240!/565e87c967ba810c868b625d.jpg)
By Haruka Saijo
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![Here's my finished product](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/6030-40916/1000/fukuoka-food-replica-making-experience-40916.jpg)
Here's my finished product
![For the parfait and the decorating courses, you get to choose your own toppings from this plentiful of toothsome ornaments](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/6030-40931/1000/fukuoka-food-replica-making-experience-40931.jpg)
For the parfait and the decorating courses, you get to choose your own toppings from this plentiful of toothsome ornaments
![And more](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/6030-40932/1000/fukuoka-food-replica-making-experience-40932.jpg)
And more
![Preparing to make my parfait replica (I attended the parfait making course)](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/6030-40915/1000/fukuoka-food-replica-making-experience-40915.jpg)
Preparing to make my parfait replica (I attended the parfait making course)
![The decoration course session](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/6030-40919/1000/fukuoka-food-replica-making-experience-40919.jpg)
The decoration course session
![If you choose the wax course, this will be your kitchen for the day (you get to experience making lettuce and tempura)](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/6030-40922/1000/fukuoka-food-replica-making-experience-40922.jpg)
If you choose the wax course, this will be your kitchen for the day (you get to experience making lettuce and tempura)
![The contents for making tempura (they're all plastic, not real!)](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/6030-40925/1000/fukuoka-food-replica-making-experience-40925.jpg)
The contents for making tempura (they're all plastic, not real!)
![The jolly staff demonstrating how to make wax replicas](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/6030-40933/1000/fukuoka-food-replica-making-experience-40933.jpg)
The jolly staff demonstrating how to make wax replicas
![A girl making tempura](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/6030-40938/1000/fukuoka-food-replica-making-experience-40938.jpg)
A girl making tempura
![This is a techinique Riki invented: making a soft-boiled egg with its yolk flowing out](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/6030-40930/1000/fukuoka-food-replica-making-experience-40930.jpg)
This is a techinique Riki invented: making a soft-boiled egg with its yolk flowing out
![A replica of a bowl of gyudon (bowl of rice topped with beef)](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/6030-40934/1000/fukuoka-food-replica-making-experience-40934.jpg)
A replica of a bowl of gyudon (bowl of rice topped with beef)
![I would definitely eat these edamame if I didn't know they were fake](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/6030-40936/1000/fukuoka-food-replica-making-experience-40936.jpg)
I would definitely eat these edamame if I didn't know they were fake
![I know they look good—but don't forget we're at a food replica shop](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/6030-40937/1000/fukuoka-food-replica-making-experience-40937.jpg)
I know they look good—but don't forget we're at a food replica shop
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