EDITORIALS
The handmade miniatures full of love for Hokkaido are amazing! The program is in the picture." "It's full of playfulness."
#Maybe I'm the only one doing it.
Miniature Hokkaido Izakaya.
There's a trick that only Hokkaido residents can figure out 📺.
Hokkaido Love ❤️
Quote from @miniatureaosan's post.
Handmade palm-sized miniatures of sea urchin rice balls with spilled salmon roe, boiled kasubi (a local delicacy), and a TV show that looks somehow familiar are lined up. The many tricks that would be familiar to residents of the province have received comments such as, "It's so relaxing," and "It brings back memories.
If you look closely, you can see an empty beer mug and a duck made of hand towels, and you can also sense the warm story behind the works.
The creator of the miniatures that make you feel the love is "ao, a miniature shop that loves Hokkaido," a Hokkaido native and resident of the Kanto region. Why did he start making miniatures of Hokkaido's food?
Her first work was that "chikuwa bread.
What inspired you to start making miniatures?
I could not forget the fun I had when I created a miniature grocery store as a free research project during summer vacation in elementary school.
My first work was a miniature bread. When I made "chikuwa bread," a well-known bread in Hokkaido, I felt a sense of accomplishment similar to when I completed my free research project.
That was the beginning of my recreation of my favorite Hokkaido food.
Handmade miniature chikuwa bread
Is there anything in particular you would like people to pay attention to? Is there any particular point that you would like people to pay attention to?
Actually, I participated in the program myself seven years ago, and this is an image that was left on my mother's phone. I recreated a Hokkaido izakaya where people can have fun just by watching the show, "Toast from the Brightest Hour.
Ao's desire to "express the charm of Hokkaido in miniature" in her work
I left my beloved Hokkaido when I got married. At first, I was nostalgic for my hometown with miniatures of Hokkaido, but now I am creating miniatures with the desire to contribute to my beloved hometown by expressing the charm of Hokkaido in miniature.
I would be happy if people who have left their beloved Hokkaido as I did, people who love Hokkaido, and people who see my miniatures can feel a little warmth in their hearts.
Her works, which are overflowing with love for Hokkaido, have been spreading, and recently she has been collaborating with companies in Hokkaido to produce her works! We look forward to seeing more of your work and the miniatures you create in the future.
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