食品サンプルは1920~30年代の日本で誕生し、1926年に岩崎瀧三さんが蝋で天ぷらを作ったのが始まりです。
当時はデパートのレストランで、外国料理を知らない人にもメニューをわかりやすく伝えるために使われました。
素材はやがて蝋から合成樹脂へと変わりましたが、今では珍しい蝋の食品サンプル作りを体験できるワークショップは、伝統的で貴重な体験です。
Food replicas originated in Japan in the 1920s, with Takizo Iwasaki creating wax tempura in 1926--the start of commercial food samples.
They were first used in department store restaurants to make menus easier to understand for those unfamiliar with foreign cuisine.
While materials later shifted from wax to plastic, a wax food replica workshop offers a rare chance to experience this traditional and precious craft.
Hotel staff comments
京都で蝋をつかったサンプルつくりができるのは「コトコト+」だけ! 本物そっくりの天ぷらやレタスに、大人でもはしゃいでしまう楽しさです。
店内ではたくさんの食品サンプルグッズを販売しており、オンラインでしか買えないグッズがこのお店なら実際に手に取って見れるので、遠くからわざわざ買いに来るお客様もいるんです。
割烹着のコスプレで本当の天ぷら職人に! おもしろ写真も撮ることができます。
At Kotokoto+ in Kyoto, the only place to try traditional wax food replicas! Make lifelike tempura and lettuce--fun even for adults.
Inside the shop, you'll find a wide variety of food sample goods, and here you can actually see and touch items that are usually available only online. Some customers even travel long distances just to purchase them in person.
Put on a kappõgi apron and play the role of a tempura chef--great for fun photos!
- Fee
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えびと野菜の天ぷら3,500円、オプション:レタス2,000円
shrimp and vegetables 3,500yen, option:lettuce 2,000yen
- Travel time
- Approximately 30-60 minutes
- Start time
- 13:00~/14:00~/17:00~/18:00~
- Closed Day
- Thursday
- access
- Municipal Subway "Kyoto City Hall" Station: Approximately 5 minutes on foot
Keihan "Sanjo" Station: Approximately 10 minutes walk
Hankyu Kyoto Kawaramachi Station: Approximately 10 minutes on foot
- Experience video
- https://youtu.be/CW4v2u5QAG0
- Cancellation Policy
- 100% from 6:00 PM the day before
hotel MONday also accepts reservations for traditional Kyoto cultural experiences.
If you would like to do so, please fill out the inquiry form or speak to our staff.
hotel MONday also accepts reservations for traditional Kyoto cultural experiences.
If you would like to do so, please fill out the inquiry form or speak to our staff.


