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Hyper-realistic masks go on sale in Japan

A year into the coronavirus epidemic, a Japanese retailer has come up with a new take on the theme of facial camouflage - a hyper-realistic mask that models a stranger's features.

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Hyper-realistic masks go on sale in Japan

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  1. Hyper-realistic masks go on sale in Japan

  2. Shuhei Okawara, 30, owner of mask shop Kamenya Omote, holds a super-realistic face mask based on his real face, made by using 3D printing technology, in Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS/Issei Kato

  3. A year into the coronavirus epidemic, a Japanese retailer has come up with a new take on the theme of facial camouflage - a hyper-realistic mask that models a stranger’s features in three dimensions. REUTERS/Issei Kato

  4. The masks will go on sale early next year for 98,000 yen ($950) apiece at his Tokyo shop, Kamenya Omote, whose products are popular as accessories for parties and theatrical performance. REUTERS/Issei Kato

  5. Masks based on real people's faces displayed at the Shuhei Okawara's mask shop Kamenya Omote in Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS/Issei Kato

  6. Shuhei Okawara wears a face mask based on a real person's face as he stands in front of his shop in Tokyo. REUTERS/Issei Kato

  7. Shuhei Okawara, 30, owner of mask shop Kamenya Omote, holds a super-realistic face mask based on his real face, made by using 3D printing technology, in Tokyo, Japan December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

  8. Shuhei Okawara’s masks won’t protect you or others against the virus. But they will lend you the exact appearance of an unidentified Japanese adult whose features have been printed onto them. REUTERS/Issei Kato

  9. “As is often the case with the customers of my shop, there are not so many people who buy (face masks) for specific purposes. Most see them as art pieces,” Okawara said.

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