Welcome To Bento Boxes
From centuries of use in Japan, the traditional bento box has now been westernised. But good ideas spread and bento boxes are a good idea. Bento boxes now come in countless shapes, styles and colours. Take a look around the site and I’m sure you will find one that fits your personality, or maybe you are looking for a colourful and imaginative kids bento box that will make it fun and exciting for them to find what they will have for lunch. And don’t forget to tell us what you think and which ones you like!
Kids Bento Box From Vivo
Vivo Kids Bento Box, Orange and Pink This colorful little kids bento box will bring a smile to your face especially with the thought of your kids carrying their new lunch box into school for the...
Pink Rabbit Bento Box From Kotobuki
Kotobuki 2-Tiered Bento Box, Pink Rabbit Put simply the pink rabbit bento box is to die for, how could something so simple be so cute. It always amazes me as to how the Japanese have mastered the...
Green Frog Bento Box From Kotobuki
Kotobuki 2-Tiered Bento Box, Green Frog Sketch The line drawn image which almost looks like a child has drawn it helps to add to the charm of these bento boxes. It also uses earthy tones of green...
Panda Face Bento Box By Kotobuki
Ideal as a kids bento box or if you just want to brighten up your lunch time. This colourful 2 tiered bento box made by Kotobuki has 2 tier design that will let you pack a healthy and filling lunch...
Plain Green Bento Box From Kotobuki
Kotobuki 2-Tiered Bento Box, Muscat Green The Muscat green bento box is one of the few offerings from Kotobuki that has no further embellishment. It’s what you may call their no frills offering. We have come to associate Kotobuki with fun and whimsical designs, but this one is different, no extra colors, no line drawings, nothing except for the vibrant shade of green used to cover the entire bento. Even the elastic belt has little or no embellishment, instead you...
Read More...Momoji Cat Bento Box From Kotobuki
Kotobuki 2-Tiered Bento Box, Maple (Momoji) Cat The Momoji or fat cat bento box is another typical offering from kotobuki. This time they have used yellow on the bottom compartment and cream on the top. The Momoji cat is simply line draw and is accompanied by Japanese calligraphy which loosely translates to mean “one joy per day” which I hope is a reference to what’s inside your bento box! If you decide to give this cute little bento box at new home then it...
Read More...Gel Cool Large Japanese Bento Box
Gel-Cool Earth 2-tier Japanese Bento Box Forest (Green) A supersized bento box with quite a few good taking points. The first of which is that this set comes as 2 completely separate compartments. Each compartment on its own would be able to provide enough space to allow you to pack a filling lunch. When combined the space on offer is tremendous. Each compartment is 7 inches long, 4.75 inches wide and 3.25 inches deep and has a total capacity of 500ml, as you can...
Read More...Ms.Bento Lunch Jar From Zojirushi in Aqua Blue
Zojirushi SL-MEE07AB Ms.Bento Stainless Lunch Jar, Aqua Blue Zojirushi offer some of the most advanced bento boxes and lunch jars. Their thermos jars can keep food warm for up to 6 hours. But with this added convenience comes a price and most of their range costs in excess of $60. The Ms bento lunch jar offers the same level of convenience but for $20 less. As suggested Zojirushi use a thermos jar to keep food warm for an extended period and inside the jar is the...
Read More...Pikachu Bento Box
Pokemon Bento Lunch Box / Pikachu w/strap Pokemon may not be as popular as it once was but I’m sure that there will still be a few fans that would be more than willing to give the brightly colored Pikachu bento box a home. It’s pretty obvious that this is a boys bento box and if they are a fan of pokemon I’m sure they are going to love it. In comparison to some of the other kids bento boxes listed on this site the Pikachu bento box is positively tiny and if...
Read More...Lacquered bento box from Usagi
Usagi Lunch Bento Box 2 Tiers Black #51531 This is our first introduction to Usagi bento boxes which in many ways are quite similar to Kotobuki, but with one main difference and that is they tend to focus more on a lacquer ware design for their bento boxes which is a nice change to the plastics used to construct most of the other boxes listed on this site. The Lacquer bento box is further embellished on its top cover with the print of a rabbit, some traditional...
Read More...ladybird Bento Box from Kotobuki
Kotobuki 2-Tiered Bento Box The ladybird bento box may be best suited to the younger members of your family. The bright colors used and the image of the ladybird on the top cover will undoubtedly prove a big hit in your child’s classroom and I’m convinced you will find that this kids bento box will come home empty more often, even if your little angel is somewhat of a fussy eater. Like most of the other kotobuki bento boxes the ladybird bento uses a 2 tiered...
Read More...Orange Monkey Bento Box from Kotobuki
Kotobuki 2-Tiered Bento Box, Orange Monkey Super cute and it’s always nice to have a smiling face looking up at you when you are about to eat your lunch. You may even find it will help to put a smile on your face as well. And that’s exactly what you get with the smiling monkey bento box, a happy face to greet you on your lunch hour or maybe it will help to brighten your kid’s lunch break. The cartoon drawing of a monkey is simple but endlessly charming and...
Read More...Gold Calligraphy bento Box from Kotobuki
Kotobuki 2-Tiered Bento Box, Gold Calligraphy (Satsu) With a longer sleeker design the gold calligraphy Bento is not instantly recognizable as being a Kotobuki bento box, but I can assure you it is and with the name Kotobuki we have come to associate a number of qualities like style, elegance, durability and usability and this bento is typical of all these attributes. It holds true to the simple but eye catching designs that are evident throughout the Kotobuki...
Read More...Zojirushi Ms. Bento Lunch Jar
Ok; it’s pretty obvious that this isn’t a traditional Japanese bento box, but for reasons that will be discussed shortly I thought it was more than worthy inclusion into the site! First off its not cheap, in fact it’s one of the most expensive lunch boxes you can buy, so its maybe not something that you would want to send your kids to school with. Instead this one is purely for the adults and maybe even those of us that already have everything. Like a...
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