By the way, if you couldn't already tell, these items are not real. They're actually made by a toy company in Japan called "Re-Ment" that makes tiny, exquisitely detailed models of every aspect of Japanese life that you can imagine. The various series are only released for a certain period of time. There is a specific number of sets in each series. Each set typically costs between ¥200 and ¥400. And not unlike baseball cards, each set is unlabeled so you don't know which one in the series you are buying, and each set comes with a nasty tasting piece of chewing gum. We've been trying to get all 15 in the "izikaya" series just because I love Japanese food, and we spend a fair amount of time in izikayas. Here's a typical example of one in Nagasaki.
Kanpai!
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