A business founded by a Tokyo university student is turning children’s drawings into one-of-a-kind toys, with some parents willing to pay more than ¥10,000 for the custom-made items.
“It’s exactly the same as I drew in the picture,” Masaki Gono, 6, of Komae, said after receiving a stuffed green dragon that was created based on his own drawing.
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