It's also where a lot of these shops here have been handed down for generations

And where we'll find Japanese traditional candy still made called amezaiku

So I commissioned this Japanese traditional candy bust of myself from the amezaiku master

it took his shop a week to make but the question is does it look like me?

Find out at the end of the video to see if it does

now of to the candy shop

Welcome to Yoshihara amezaiku candy shop

It's small but big enough to display a hundred creations along the walls, it's a sugar rush just looking at them all

Colorful and cute many depicting animals prices depend on the difficulty and the time required for each one

Now let's see Yoshiharasan make a bird out of candy it only takes a few minutes

Here's his workstation it's basic

Find Japanese scissors like tweezers for real detailed cuts, edible paints

and mizuame which is a taffy like heated sugar

amezaiku artists or performers have about 2 to 3 minutes to work the candy before it hardens

That's the challenge to get a beautiful character or animal as fast as possible

He stretches it to even the consistency and temperature

When it's ready he molds it into a ball that almost looks like an egg from which the creation will spawn from

a stick is inserted starting what will become the hkolder now

Now he works the candy out from the side to create the wing.

the scissors snip the feathers

He repeats this for the other side making sure to use the exact amount of candy.

memorized from practicing thousand's of times

When they look even he pulls a little for the tail

From the base it's time to form the head

Yoshiharasan delicately stretches it out. You can start to see it coming to life now. We're 75% done

Times short the candy is starting to harden a few bends to get the shape just right

Now it's time to paint

The black paint is edible and adds the details to the body of the candy making it look more lifelike

Two dots for the eyes

One more touch a little red

And done

I asked Yoshiharasan why he wanted to become an amezaiku artist

Yoshiharasan has an amezaiku studio to try it out and certainly I could create something following his lead. How hard could it be right?

Although it's candy it's also an art and this rabbit is the shops mascot

simple and cute right down to its tail

The dog

i asked for an orange one with a red leash

it was made in under three minutes

Pegasus the mythological winged stallion from Greek mythology

looks museum worthy on a stick

We've arrived to the studio near Yanaka Ginza for a little contest master verse beginner

who can create the cuter rabit?

After your gloved it's time to start the race

Performers typically have 3 minutes to finish the creation

we'll boil this contest down to just 30 seconds

Masters must practice the motions for years before they get it perfect every time

It kind of reminds me of those balloon making clowns who can turn them into zoo animals

I guess you can call that a rabbit?

When I look at my animal and I look at Yoshihara sensay's animal

His is a lot better. I got to tell you something, but I think this is a little bit cuter. Just something just really utakata

About this thing where it's just silly enough to be almost sellable

wrap them up to protect them and they're ready

Which one do you like?

It's not even close

So now it's time to see my bust made from candy.

yoshiharasan had his done

its slightly melted but still

there's a good resemblance

His shop can make it from photos. It costs about $100 and takes a week.

they can only be ordered in shop

After a week I returned to see the final candy bust seeing myself in candy. What can I say it's a first

seeing myself in candy what can i say its a first

But does it look like me?

you be the judge!

There are a lot of details and the candy does start to melt in the heat of summer but I can see a resemblance

They added a few shocks of gray too

The wavy hair

The ears and side look great

The shop even packages it up for me

i know you want to but it's not advised to cut air holes for the you covered in plastic

Does this look like me?

leave a comment below and let me know what you think

Amezaiku is a traditional art performance that is being rescued by the younger generation in japan. But is it art or candy?

Should you display it or eat it?

Hey, nothing lasts forever in this world. And if you're hungry do it take a bite

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