Mari Miyazawa, the host of a popular site, e-obento.com, since 2004, said she started making bento to save money, but now it's become a full-time job: she's authored three cookbooks and is one of the most recognized lunchbox artists in the country.
Miyazawa, 45, a former computer graphics artist, says that making bento art is more demanding because it's impossible to edit — you either get it right nor not."
"I finally found the perfect medium,'' she said.



