JAPAN'S COOLEST PLASTIC MODELS ON DISPLAY IN SHIZUOKA
#760_2023年5月12日のニュース
Computer games are a hugely popular hobby for many people these days. But in the central Japanese city of Shizuoka right now, it's all about plastic models.
Around 100 domestic makers of models and related products are displaying their wares at the Shizuoka Hobby Show.
100前後の模型や関連製品の国内メーカーが、商品を展示しています、「静岡ホビーショー」で。
Shizuoka Prefecture accounts for about 90 percent of the plastic models shipped in Japan by value.
静岡県はおよそ90パーセントを占めています、日本で出荷されるプラモデルの、金額で。
One of the creations is a model of the famous DeLorean car used in the movie series "Back to the Future." Another is a Gundam robot based on a famous samurai warlord.
Buyers from over 10 countries were seen negotiating at the booth of one Shizuoka City-based model maker. They came from Thailand, Germany, the U.S., and elsewhere.