Faking food at Samplekobo
By Tatin Yang
Before entering Samplekobo’s food replica factory, you will see many signs reminding visitors not to eat the food on display that looks amazingly real (tip: make sure to visit Samplekobo on a full stomach).

Before entering Samplekobo’s food replica factory, you will see many signs reminding visitors not to eat the food on display that looks amazingly real (tip: make sure to visit Samplekobo on a full stomach).

Most of the stories I’ve heard about Japan were about Tokyo and Osaka, which my dad frequents. But, as part of Delta Airlines’ familiarization tour of Nagoya and the prefectures of central Japan, I was able to experience the quainter side of Japan, replete with verdant greens as far as the eye could see, and beautifully preserved alongside the wide, concrete highways and swift trains.