As you might know, kyara-ben (character bento) are elaborately arranged lunch boxes for small children, featuring manga/anime characters they love. Kyara-ben started becoming popular around 2007, and now in…

  Japan’s “bento” has become wildly popular worldwide. Beautifully arranged bento boxes with a variety of foods seem to appeal to food lovers from every continent, and the word “bento”…

    Japanese character Hello Kitty’s round lunch box can store relatively thick food. Sooo Cute!     Please look at this cute bento box and others in our online store under…

Spring onion, carrot, nicely cooked port, king prawn, crab meat, etc., etc…  Ingredients of stir-fried rice can vary, but one common thing is that they tend to be finely chopped… …

Today, I would like to introduce an article about recent trend in how Japanese people have their lunch at their office. Food is always nice to have with family or…

  Our blogger Mr. O used to wear a suit and carry an attaché case to work. But now he’s in a new line of work and doesn’t have to…

  This year’s sakura season is winding down in Tokyo. Every year, Japanese people look forward to having “hanami”(cherry‐blossom viewing) parties under the trees. Today, I would like to introduce…

Some people like to take their packed lunch to their work or school while some prefer to enjoy food at work/school canteen or restaurants nearby. Today, I would like to…

Today, I would like to introduce an article about delicious ekiben-related event held in Kanagawa prefecture. According to the article, an exhibition of popular ekiben and local specialty food exhibition…

Today, I’d like to introduce an article about Kyushu Shinkansen, which opened all lines service last spring.     Ekiben or train lunch is one of fun when travelling by…

Zoni is an essential food for Japanese new year.  But more importantly, you wouldn’t be happy to start new year without osechi ryori, the nicely boxed traditional new year food….