From Hokkaido to Kyushu, these bento boxes take you on a flavour journey across Japan
As the government continues to request individuals to exercise self restraint when it comes to socialising and travel, staying at home has become quite an…
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Capsule toy maker turns popular bento food into adorable miniature plushies
When it comes to covering every nook and cranny of the sometimes incredibly niche world of Japanese capsule toys, Qualia has quite the resume. In…
Hokkaido Gourmet Spring Fair comes to Shinjuku
The Hokkaido Gourmet Fair is one of Japan’s annual popular events, and it usually takes place twice a year, in spring and autumn. Unfortunately, the…
Seibu Ikebukuro sells Spring-inspired bento box lunches to enjoy during flower-viewing picnics
Many of you are probably already familiar with the flower-viewing custom in Japan during spring. Around this time of the year, people gather in…
High School Student’s Emotional Last Bento From Mom
In Japan, January and February signal the end of the school year. For high school seniors, it can get quite nostalgic. There are so many…
Husband Gets a Bento Surprise After Fighting with Wife
Musubito (@musubito3) works at a Japanese sake brewing company. Most of his Tweets are centered around sake, but a recent post has gained him more…
Wife gets revenge on husband after fight by making bento lunch with a hidden surprise
While there are many luxurious bento, or packaged Japanese lunch boxes, found around the country, a big advantage a homemade bento has is that it…
Say hello to Japan’s new 2,000 calorie mega bento lunch box
With many preferring to stay home as a safety protocol measure in response to the novel coronavirus, it’s no wonder that Japanese bento lunch box…
“What an incredible idea!” –A professional recipe for beautiful edible “Hari-bako”
Let us introduce an incredible creation; “eatable Hari-bako (Decorated paper box)”. This came from a paper container company “Taisei shiki seisaku jyo” located in Toda…
Dragon Quest fans can now fill their bento boxes with adorable Slime fish cakes
Kamaboko, often translated as “fish cake”, are a Japanese cured surimi, typically made of boiled and processed whitefish that you’ll often see as appetizers, drinking…
Handwritten note to restaurant moves Twitter users to tears
A series of heartwarming updates posted by a Twitter user have earned over 100,000 ‘likes.’ The coronavirus lockdown means that Twitter user Sumo (@smm0228) isn’t…
Japanese katsu chain answers takeout call with heavy duty bentos
As many in Japan get used to staying, studying, and working from home as a safety countermeasure to the coronavirus outbreak, the country is seeing…
2020 Sakura Viewing: Best Bento Ideas for Hanami in Japan
Early cherry blossoms already started to bloom in Japan together with the ume (plum) flowers and the spring season is just around the corner. Outside…
Japanese Bento Sized Personal Rice Cooker Whips Up The Perfect Amount Of Rice At High Speed
While those with many mouths (or one big mouth) to fill should be plenty happy with Japan’s new curry rice cooker that whips up curry…
Japan’s PlayStation Bento Gives Gamers A Nostalgic Lunchbox
Bento, or Japanese packed lunch boxes, often stick out when the delicious lunches they contain are artistically arranged into “character bento” of popular anime and…