YOKOHAMA—Japan on April 10 marked Ekiben Day, celebrating the bento box lunches sold at train ... a combination of the number 4 (April) and the character for 10. The Japan Anniversary ...
She spent two years studying baking in Paris and began making bento around 2016 during her seven-year stay in India. She returned to Japan in 2020 and lives in Fukuoka.
Maki makes a crunchy cabbage Menchi-katsu bento. Bento Topics features Karashi Mentaiko, the spicy and umami-rich delicacy of Fukuoka Prefecture in southern Japan.