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The following merchants are advertisers or affiliate sponsors of Just Bento. Regardless of our business relationships with these companies, we’ve personally ordered from them, and have always been happy with their service. We think you will be too!

Amazon Stores

Since Just Bento readers live all over the world, I have set up Amazon astores for the different Amazons (more coming). Clicking through astore and Amazon links to make purchases helps support Just Bento at no extra cost to you! It would be an understatement to say I have been a long-time customer of Amazon. I couldn’t live without them!

Amazon US - Bento making equipment, bento boxes, books.

Amazon Japan - Bento boxes that are unavailable outside of Japan, bento books in Japanese, etc. (You can purchase bento boxes and other supplies from Amazon Japan and have them shipped to you via overseas shipping services. Amazon Japan will ship books to you directly, though by expensive DHL, so it might work out cheaper to have an overseas shipping service consolidate and ship things to you.)

J-List/JBox

JList.com/JBox.com - “Your Friend in Japan” has a big selection of bento gear, with many different kinds of bento boxes, from the cute to the elegant to the practical. They are also a great source for cute and weird Japanese toys, snacks and well, ‘stuff’. They ship worldwide. I have been a long-term happy customer of J-List. Shopping J-List/JBox by clicking on these links helps to support Just Bento, at no extra cost to you!

From Japan With Love

From Japan With Love carries a very nice selection of reasonably priced bento boxes and accessories such as face punches, inner cups, bags and a lot more. Sofia hand-selects all of the merchandise. If you’re a fan of cute/kawaii Japanese designs, you’ll love From Japan With Love. Ships worldwide. Official blog.

CasaBento

CasaBento carries a wide selection of bento boxes of various styles (cute, traditional, modern), accessories and supplies, as well as kitchenware. Of special interest to Europe-based bento lovers is their selection of reasonably priced 220V rice cookers from Zojirushi etc. They ship worldwide. Quoted shipping times: 2-3 days to the UK and Europe; 5-8 days to the U.S., Australia/NZ, and other countries (I got my order here in Switzerland within a week). The online catalog is in English, French and German.

Bento & Co.

Bento & Co. (in French too) is based in Kyoto, operated by husband and wife team Thomas and Erico. Very attractive website, clear listings. Their selection leans towards the ‘bento boxes for adults’ side of things, from sleek modern designs to handcrafted wooden boxes. They have plenty of cute boxes and accessories though. I’ve been a longtime customer since I love their taste, and am always happy with their shipping speed and communication. Ships worldwide. Official blog (in French).

Japanistic

Japanistic is a relatively new online store, but already very popular. Carries many cute bento products and other Japanese goods. Very reasonable shipping within the U.S. (they also ship internationally.)

Japan Centre

Japan Centre is longtime advertiser on Just Bento, but I’ve been a loyal customer for even longer. A great source for Japanese food supplies (ships all over Europe), as well as a small bento box selection and useful kitchenware. Ships worldwide. Official blog.

Japonmania

Japonmania carries a good selection of bento boxes and supplies, as well as many other products from Japan. Ships worldwide.

eBay

People have mixed feelings about eBay, but there are many good bento goods merchants there. This page is a continuously updated list of bento-related listings on eBay.

See also

Where to buy bento boxes and accessories, which lists additional merchants who sell bento boxes online, as well as tips for looking for bento boxes locally, using shipping agents to shop from Japanese sources, and more.