90% rice! ✨Mami-okusama’s Sumikko Gurashi* bento #1 *Sumikko Gurashi (literally “living in corners”) is a popular Japanese character series featuring shy, adorable creatures who prefer cozy corners and quiet spaces. The moment you open the bento box, the adorable round eyes of the Sumikko Gurashi characters will surely steal your heart! Even the Sumikko Gurashi characters who usually feel most comfortable in the corner are gathered in the center of the bento box today. The characters are made with such an incredibly high level of detail that the moment I saw it, I said, “It’s that character!” “It’s holding its best friend Furoshiki!” and “These rice balls are the best!” My excitement was through the roof (lol). The heart-shaped vegetables decorating the Sumikko Gurashi characters and the daikon radish leaves on the sides give the bento such a cozy feel. When I first heard that the bento is 90% rice, what I immediately imagined was a Hinomaru bento (a bento named after the flag of Japan) with Mami-okusama’s homemade pickled plums matured for three years beautifully placed in the center… Please forgive my terrible lack of imagination that does not even come close to Mami-okusama’s brilliance💦 Take a look at this! With Mami-okusama’s skills, a bento with rice as the main component becomes this adorable and can express the heartwarming world of Sumikko Gurashi❤ I heard that Mei-sama, her eldest daughter, was absolutely delighted with this bento featuring her favorite Sumikko characters, saying “It was so cute!” With this bento, not only can we eat plenty of rice, but we can also satisfy our eyes, our heart, and our stomach. Let us follow Mami-okusama’s example and enjoy a blissful lunchtime with this Sumikko Gurashi bento ✨✨✨ 【Bento Menu】＊30 percent polished rice cooked in a clay pot (200g) 🍚The characters and motifs from Sumikko Gurashi were designed using rice and nori (Shirokuma, Furoshiki, and Onigiri).Shirokuma’s ears were made with homemade pickled red ginger.Furoshiki was made with pickled red ginger and nori.*Simmered daikon leafA generous layer placed underneath the rice.*Dumpling made with sweet potato and wood ear mushroomDesigned as Ebifurai No Shippo (a Sumikko Gurashi character).*Heart decorations ❤Made with boiled carrots and daikon radish. Head over heels in love with the cuteness ❤ Mami-okusama’s super cute vegan bento, no. 10Likes, saves, and shares are most welcome✨ ---About Mami-okusama (Mami Okada)She was born in Aichi Prefecture and grew up in a farming household. She is also known as “Japan’s vegan beauty.” During her studies at University of Tsukuba, 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 Okada (Masaaki-sama), the great-grandson of the founder of World Church of Messiah, Mokichi Okada (Meishu-sama 1882-1955), and the representative and successor of Kyoshu-sama. Currently, while raising three children, she is single-mindedly walking the path of God, including working more energetically unlike anyone else on the Sacred Word of the founder, “In the world of Miroku, humanity will follow a vegan diet,” which was resurrected in our day by Masaaki-sama. She currently resides in Atami City.