Traditional Japanese Animal Lollipops

Twenty-six-year-old Shinri Tezuka is keeping the ancient tradition of Amezaiku, the art of making realistic animal lollipops, going. This Japanese art form was started in the 8th century and is an exceptionally intense and painstaking process. The resulting lollipops are true works of art that in no way, shape, or form suck.

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