Bento Showcase: Keisuke Umeda

As a regular reader of the news website, Rocket News 24, I've been keeping an eye out for bento-related posts. Today, they've shared some of the work of Keisuke Umeda - beautiful, arty, cute, and sinister examples!  Go check them out! "From plums to panties, the strange and beautiful bento of Keisuke Umed...

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Studio Ghibli Bento Box

My recent travels to Japan were nothing short of amazing.  And I succeeded in procuring a number of bento-related goodies! One major highlight of my trip was visiting the wondrous Studio Ghibli Museum in Mitaka.  If you've ever seen any of Miyazaki's work, this place is just mind blowing - if you ever get the opportunity to travel to Tokyo, please, visit the Museum.  I have no words for it.  Photographs are not permitted inside, so I cannot share anything like that with you here. What I can share, however, is my main souvenir from the Museum.  I went to Japan with the intention of purchasing at least one bento...

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