Seeing these adorable little cats make me want to say “I feel so happy, meow~!” 🐱 It feels like being in a spring meadow and is so warm and comforting. The bento features the vegan shumai that Mami-okusama recently shared with us. From a single batch of filling, two varieties—pan-fried and steamed—were prepared and arranged like blossoming flowers. According to Mami-okusama, two of each are stacked on top of the other! The children were absolutely delighted, saying, “They were so cute and so delicious!” This bento was prepared by Mami-okusama, who more than anyone else puts into practice the Christian vegan diet taught by Masaaki-sama through her cooking. Let us, too, follow the bento contents that Mami-okusama has shared with us, savoring the taste of true happiness each day and sharing it with those around us. 【Bento contents received from Mami-okusama】 *30 percent polished rice cooked in a clay pot (200g) 🍚Three little cats were shaped from fluffy rice cooked in a clay pot. Each cat’s ear is accented with freshly toasted black sesame, ground golden sesame, or soy sauce. Their facial expressions are made with nori. The remaining rice is spread across the bottom of the bento box. *Miso soup *Vegan shumai (pan-fried & steamed)Previously shared on Instagram. Salt-boiled daikon and carrots are arranged around them, creating a presentation that resembles flowers blooming inside the bento. *Rapeseed blossoms with sesame ponzu dressingDressed with sesame and ponzu for a taste of spring. *Kombu tsukudani (simmered kelp)In our home, we use the kombu left over from making broth to prepare tsukudani and keep it on hand as a staple side dish. *RoseSmall roses bloom in the bento, made from homemade pickled red ginger. Feeling warm and cozy ✿ Mami-okusama’s super cute vegan bento, no. 33Likes, saves, and shares are most welcome ✨ ***About Mami-okusama (Mami Okada)Mami-okusama was born in Aichi Prefecture and was raised in a farming household. Also known as Japan’s Vegan Beauty, she is the wife of and Aide to Masaaki-sama (Masaaki Okada), World Church of Messiah’s Representative of Kyoshu. She is a vegan recipe developer focusing on the Japanese vegan diet. She is the first to establish the “vegan deco ben” (vegan decorative bento) and “vegan kyara ben” (vegan character bento) genres. Not only are they beautiful to the eye, these bento are created entirely from plant-based ingredients, in line with what Masaaki-sama teaches on the truth of food, that seasonal and local eating rooted in the climate and terrain of Japan is the most beneficial for health and well-being, that is, to eat what grows in one’s local region. Through these and also through the creation of her many original recipes, she seeks to spread the Christian vegan diet—the true healthy diet. She graduated from University of Tsukuba. During her studies there, she became actively involved in volunteer activities such as refugee support. She was also repeatedly asked to participate in the Miss Tsukuba Contest and was approached by many modeling agencies, but she declined all of these offers as she wanted to focus on refugee support activities. In recognition of her efforts in refugee support, she received the University of Tsukuba President’s Award in 2012. She holds a license to teach English to intermediate and high school students. After graduating from university, she began working for World Church of Messiah in 2013. In 2014, she married Masaaki-sama, the great-grandson of the founder of World Church of Messiah, Meishu-sama (Mokichi Okada 1882–1955), and the representative and successor of Kyoshu-sama. On May 24, 2026, on the day of Pentecost, she assumed the position of Aide to the Representative of Kyoshu. Currently, while raising three children, she is working tirelessly unlike anyone else in the practice and spread of the Christian vegan diet as taught in Masaaki-sama’s revolutionary message: “Jesus Christ was the last and ultimate sacrifice—so it is no longer necessary to eat a diet that comes with the suffering of animals.”