Japanese School Lunches

   In Japan, it is most common for students to bring a lunch from home. The lunch is called an Obentou. My Host-mother makes me an Obentou every morning! My Obentou usually comes with a layer of rice and then a layer of fruit meat and vegetables. This is also typical for the obentou my classmates bring to school. 
   At least at my school, the students also have the option of buying lunch at the school and eating in the cafeteria. This lunch is usually a bowl of ramen, soba or udon. Buying lunch at school as opposed to bringing lunch from home seems to be more popular today than it was, say, 10 years ago. The kids that bring an Obentou from home, however, usually eat lunch in their homeroom class. (:
   Normally, I have been bringing a traditional Obentou to school for lunch.....However, today, my host mother gave me this fruit bowl.... (^^) haha it was different but awesome~!

~Jane Claire♥