NHK 美の壺：お弁当 The Beauty of Japanese Bento Boxes

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.

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaMJf6rIwaM]

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oleL7ZE9zvI]

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWe4CPrELAY]

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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