The “tako wiener”, or octopus wiener, is definitely one of the highlights of kyaraben (character bentos, or bentos that feature characters made out of food)…

The animated world of kyaraben boxed lunches Character bentos, or キャラ弁 kyaraben in Japanese, are bento (boxed lunches) usually made by parents for their kids…

Mataji’s wife made curry rice for their family one day. Something about the meal made him want to share it on his Twitter account (@beppumataji)….

Many of us know that Japanese people love making their lunches cute, and make famous characters (the so-called “kyaraben”). Here are some that we’ve found…