Artist sculpts puffed corn snacks into Buddhist statues

Artist sculpts puffed corn snacks into Buddhist statues

TOKYO, Japan - Koshi Kawachi displays the statues of Buddha he carved out of a children's corn stick snack called "umaibo" on May 30, 2013 in Tokyo. He calls these creations "umaibutsu" (Tasty Buddha).

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