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Bento Making: Craft a Cute Japanese Lunchbox
5.0
21 Ratings
Taito City
Recall the delightful meals your mother prepared with love during your childhood? Craft an adorable, nutritionally balanced bento that is both enjoyable to eat and delightful to prepare—a special way to savor the authentic taste of Japan, inspired by nurturing parents.
Recall the delightful meals your mother prepared with love during your childhood? Craft an adorable, nutritionally balanced bento that is both enjoyable to eat and delightful to prepare—a special way to savor the authentic taste of Japan, inspired by nurturing parents.
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- 2-chōme-6-11 Asakusa - This delightful bento-making workshop invites participants into a cozy and inviting environment, brimming with the warm nostalgia and joyful essence of Japanese home cooking. Throughout the session, participants will learn to craft their own charming, nutritionally balanced bento, featuring traditional homemade elements such…
- 2-chōme-6-11 Asakusa - This delightful bento-making workshop invites participants into a cozy and inviting environment, brimming with the warm nostalgia and joyful essence of Japanese home cooking. Throughout the session, participants will learn to craft their own charming, nutritionally balanced bento, featuring traditional homemade elements such as sausage octopus, fluffy tamagoyaki (rolled omelette), and cute animal shapes made from rice.
Unleash creativity by designing a unique character to adorn the bento, ensuring it is truly one-of-a-kind. During the experience, there will be opportunities to engage with locals and forge new friendships with others who share a passion for Japanese culture and cuisine.
As a special memento, participants will receive a traditional furoshiki wrapping cloth and will be taught the elegant technique of wrapping the bento in the Japanese style, transforming the delicious creation into a beautiful gift to take home.
This activity is more than just cooking; it is a heartwarming experience that brings the flavors, traditions, and spirit of Japanese families directly to participants’ hands.
Vegan and halal adaptations are available!
Participants can enjoy their bento at the venue or take it to the Sumida River or Senso-ji for a picnic.
What's Included
- Aesthetic Package
- Bento Ingredients
- Cooking Supplies
- Furoshiki (Wrapping Cloth)
- Aesthetic Package
- Bento Ingredients
- Cooking Supplies
- Furoshiki (Wrapping Cloth)
Location
2-chōme-6-11 Asakusa
〒111-0032 Tokyo, Taito City, Asakusa, 2 Chome−6−11
Take the elevator of Heiwa-Store Building up to 5F
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(21 Ratings)
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Estellepf
Jul 15, 2025
Beautiful bento making activity for kids - We were looking for something to do on a very rainy day and i am so glad we found bub activity center!
Agata and Jo were amazing, and my son just loved the bento making!
They were patient, extremely kind, all in a peaceful environment.
I absolutely recommend it!
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Fenixd2025
Jul 14, 2025
Fun bento experience - I went to a Bento Workshop and made a bunny bento—definitely one of the cutest and coolest experiences I’ve had in Japan! I don’t usually cook, so this was extra special for me. If you love Japanese culture or kawaii things, I highly recommend this class. Five stars all the way
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P1575nwalexg
May 26, 2025
Fun environment with fun people! - It’s a great place to be. Fun activities to do with kind staff. Everyone is so friendly and warm. Ways to get along and fun personalities.
They communicate well and help you step by step. If you make any mistakes, they can laugh about it with you and give support. I love the fun environment while you learn new things.
I’ve lived here for already six years but I’m still learning new things!
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Rojim585
May 26, 2025
Lisaちゃん！ありがとう^_^ - The hospitality of the staff and their way to teach all the craft and experience was really good and warm! It was the first time to experience making charaben and i thoroughly enjoyed the process!!
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564jelenac
May 26, 2025
Manga and Bento Making! - It was so fun! I enjoyed learning about the history and cultural significance before trying the experience ourselves. We were able to be creative while being guided by the friendly staff. I would recommend!
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Kkalalau
May 25, 2025
Wonderful experience here in Asakusa!! - My friends and I were happily greeted by several staff members at the entrance. I felt incredibly welcomed with warm and friendly conversation throughout our entire experience there. Hayato (Ken) did an amazing job breaking down the flow of our schedule and the activities we were going to do. He was very kind, patient, and we shared many laughs and funny jokes amongst our group. His explanation of the manga creations was great! Then we moved to the bento-making which was my first time ever creating a Japanese style bento. As a current international school teacher, I often see these made by our kids’ moms, so shout out to all the Japanese moms who take the time to make these amazing bentos for their kids! It was difficult and took a lot of creativity, but I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. Again, I can’t express this enough but the customer service was top quality!! Thank you Ken, Nao, Lisa, and Shina!!
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653misst
May 25, 2025
Memories with love ones - This was such an amazing experience. I love that we got greeted with great hospitality. They were very kind and joyful. The event help me learn more about the history of my activity which I truly appreciate. The memories you gain here is priceless.
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Mariesg8902cw
May 24, 2025
Cute and Fun! - The manga intro was cute. The instructions were easy to understand and it was fun.
The cooking was fun. However, as someone who doesn’t eat pork, and used to be religious. It would be ideal to have pork items cooked with separate utensils for more religious people and/or a substitute.
But I’m not religious anymore so it was fine for me.
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Divine
May 24, 2025
Manga Making and Character Bento 🍱😊 - This was the best experience I’ve ever done and went to! They were very patient with us and helped come up with ideas for our Manga Making panels! They tell you a little backstory about the manga (creators, how long it takes to make one, different styles, etc) and it’s very interesting! They also put our panels in a frame and gave them to us after everything was done. Next, we made Character Bento Boxes!! This was honestly one of the most fun experiences I’ve ever done in Japan!! They gave us rice, to shape them into animals, carrots, sausages, ham, and more to create little animals and designs to decorate them!! They even teach you how to make tamago (rolled egg) yourself! After everything is made, all that’s left is to decorate your characters!!😆😆
Also, don’t be shy with asking for a video or photos! They were more than happy to do them and they’ll take pictures/videos throughout your experience (with your permission of course☺️)!!
All in all, I’d rate this experience a 10/1000000!!!😊😊
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Miri
Jul 9, 2025
Cute bento making, clean and new space, fun cooking - Was a fun activity! I’ve always been very intrigued by how much Japanese mums put into making their kids lunches and making it so cute so it was great to finally learn how to do it myself and try it at home. All the food was provided and they do ask for dietary restrictions. I don’t have any but I assume they adjust if you do. Clean space and kind staff. Added bonus, it was so hot and having the fully air conditioned center be so conveniently located next to the Asakusa shrines was a godsend.
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