Takizo Iwasaki

Takizo Iwasaki (岩崎 瀧三, Iwasaki Takizō) (September 12, 1895 - 1965) was a Japanese businessman who is credited with the invention of "shokuhin sampuru", the plastic models of menu items commonly displayed in restaurant street-front windows in Japan.[1][2]

  1. ^ Billock, Jennifer (August 4, 2016). "Japan's Most Mouthwatering Dishes Are Made of Plastic". Smithsonian. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. ^ McCurry, Justin (3 March 2018). "'Looks good enough to eat': inside the home of Japan's fake food industry". the Guardian.