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The Consulate-General of Japan at Houston is excited to unveil the latest cultural event: a bento-making photo contest! Please help us get the word out about this wonderful new contest!

The contest celebrates Japan’s most creative lunchbox: the bento! Five finalists will be chosen for the best of five different criteria: Most Traditional; Most Healthy; Most Creative; Most Delicious; and Most Comical.

Submissions must contain 1) photo of the bento lunch box, 2) a photo of the contestant with the bento, and 3) a list of ingredients.

Submissions must be sent to houstonbentocontest@gmail.com

Anyone can send in submissions and all entries will receive a Japanese Prize.

The deadline for submissions is Thursday, February 16th, 2012.

A final battle of the best local* entries will take place in Houston, at Rice Epicurean Market, Briargrove on Saturday, February 25th, 2012.

If you have any questions, please contact us by email: info@cgjhou.org (beginning in February, the address will be info@ho.mofa.go.jp) or call 713-652-2977 x 2115

*participants must be able to come to Houston, Texas to compete for the final.

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