MAD MERCHANDISE OF JAPAN #2: Godzilla Plastic Food

Takayama, Japan, located in Gifu prefecture, is famous for the beauty of the Miyagawa River, its quaint narrow streets, and its exciting festivals. A niche industry that thrives in this four hundred year old community is Japan's plastic food market. Nearly all Japanese restaurants display plastic food outside of their stores in order to entice those that pass by. I can tell that the folks that make the plastic food get a little bored with the same old noodles and rice.