TOKYO -- Bento, a Japanese compact meal packed in a box, is gaining global popularity. Bento-making classes are attracting tourists visiting Japan from abroad, who are even attending them as the main purpose of their visit. They are attracted by bento's rich and appealing ingredients which are not readily accessible in their home countries.
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Bento food tourism lures visitors to Japan
Classes making 'character' meals increasingly seen as main purpose of visits
Foreign tourists learn to make Japanese omelette at a bento-making class held by Cooking Sun in Kyoto. (Photo by Makoto Okada)
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