Sennichimae’s Doguyasuji cookware arcade is the ideal home for this quirky fake food specialist, run by a company that’s been producing plastic replicas for display in restaurant windows for decades. Catering to the tourist trade since 2011, the shop’s keyrings, magnets, phone straps and other accessories are heavily geared towards essential Osaka eats such as takoyaki and make for nice souvenirs.
Visitors can try their hand at making mock takoyaki, sushi and matcha parfaits in the store’s workshop space (though advance reservations are required for larger groups). The instructions are mostly in Japanese, but staff are happy to help out and bridge the language barrier if needed.