Japan’s School Lunches: Learning Through Eating

Children learn about how rice is grown and the route it takes to get to their school. (© School Lunch History Museum)

A re-creation of a Cameroon-themed lunch served in Nakatsue, Ōita, which hosted the Cameroon national team at the time of the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in Japan and South Korea. (© School Lunch History Museum)

A school lunch prepared for studying Italian food culture. (© School Lunch History Museum)

Various kinds of bread served at school lunches. (© School Lunch History Museum)

School Lunch and Ingredient Costs in Saitama Prefecture

Visitors from Taiwan involved in providing school lunches look at exhibits on the history of these meals in Japan. (© School Lunch History Museum)