NHK 美の壺：お弁当 The Beauty of Japanese Bento Boxes
This is an interesting documentary on the history and use of bento
boxes or Japanese lunch boxes. This Japanese culture documentary covers
-Development of bento boxes in 16th century
and their increase in popularity in the 17th
-Material --Wooden vs Plastic Bentos 曲げわっぱ
-Users
-Decoration (Sageju)
--E-Maki 蒔絵
-Bentos used in work, outings (hana-mi 花見), and celebrations
It's in three parts.
This is an interesting documentary on the history and use of bento
-Development of bento boxes in 16th century
-Decoration (Sageju)
--E-Maki 蒔絵
-Bentos used in work, outings (hana-mi 花見), and celebrations