Artefacts

Tokyo 2020, bento meal box with manga characters.

Physical description

Red rectangular box with two sleeves. White lid with 9 characters of manga. The box opens in two compartments with a set of chopsticks. Capacity: 300 ml. Tolerance of the box from -20 ° C to 140 ° C.

Created

Created: Gambit Created: Asatsu-DK Created: Comité d'organisation des Jeux de la XXXIIe Olympiade en 2020 à Tokyo

Materials

synthetic material

Colors

red, white

Dimension

8 x 17.6 x 8 cm, 216 g

Type of item

Souvenirs -> box

Reference number

235495

Keywords

drawing Strip cartoon Tokyo 2020, Olympic Games Olympic emblem food

Notes

It was quite the unexpected treat when then-Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo appeared dressed as Super Mario during the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony. Manga is an integral part of Japanese society, so it makes sense that a number of iconic characters have been selected as Games ambassadors, like Sailor Moon, Son Goku, Shin-chan and Astro. If you’re a manga fan or just keen to learn more about it, head to the first floor of the Museum for the Sport X Manga exhibition!