Japan has just arrived on store shelves of model and toy collectors a model that mimics a typical tuna on the work table of the fishmongers in the market of Tsukiji in Tokyo . The model perfectly replicates the various cuts that precede the arrival of sushi and sashimi in restaurants. The Tuna (maguro called in Japanese) measures 33 cm and is 12 cm high and 7.5 cm wide, the table is 195 mm long, 10 cm wide and 7cm high.
Just to make things even more realistic, in addition to the table and a replica of the Maguro bocho (the famous knife to cut the tuna), the box of this figure reproduces exactly those used in Japan for the transport of fish (with the inside polystyrene). Too bad for the price: 29,000 yen (about 240 Euros) for a gadget collector are certainly not affordable for all lovers of raw fish ...
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h/t Boing Boing
