25 lunches too awesome to eat

Bentos, or boxed lunches, have a long history rooted in ancient Japan. They originally began as simple meals that required little or no effort to assemble. Today they are a vibrant art form that is popular worldwide.

These 25 amazing bentos are way too awesome to eat!


(image credit: Sakurako Kitsa)


(image credit: Sakurako Kitsa)


(image credit: Sakurako Kitsa)


(image credit: Sakurako Kitsa)

For more ingenious bentos from Sakurako Kitsa, check out her Flickr set!


(image credit: vingt_deux)


(image credit: vingt_deux)

There are more inventive bentos from vingt_deux in the bento diary Flickr set!


(image credit: luckysundae)


(image credit: luckysundae)

See luckysundae's Flickr set and her website cute obento for more adorable bentos!


(image credit: Los Dragónnes)


(image credit: Los Dragónnes)

Los Dragónnes has more cool bentos in Reiko's Bento Lab on Flickr!


(image credit: chotda)

chotda has a Flickr set of bentos too!


(image credit: Rachel Kramer Bussel)


(via: alafista.com)


(via: Rico & Coco)


(via: Rico & Coco)


(via: Rico & Coco)


(via: akinoichigo)


(via: Glico)


(image credit: Kasumin Yorosiku)


(image credit: Kasumin Yorosiku)


(via: e-obento)


(via: e-obento)


(via: e-obento)


(via: e-obento)


(via: e-obento)

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