A lunchbox song to sing with kids. A bento song that makes school lunch more fun.
Kids love bento lunches!
Watching them open the lunchbox lid with sparkling eyes and happily eat with big smiles is just so cute.
Bento lunches are perfect for food education—they boost interest in food and make mealtime more fun for kids!
They can also be a great way to deepen parent–child communication.
So this time, we’ve gathered songs all about the bento lunches kids adore.
There are lots of fun tunes you’ll want to play when making or eating bentos—on field trips, picnics, or everyday!
Sing together as a family and enjoy a wonderful time.
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A boxed-lunch song to sing with children. Bento songs that make school lunch more fun (1–10)
The Bento Bus
Obentou Bus is a bento box imagined as a bus into which various menu items hop on one after another.
As the bento-box bus travels through different foods, it gets called over by each item and they board in turn.
Numbers also appear, playing on the number of items and their names, so you can enjoy a bit of counting fun.
You can even use your fingers to show the numbers and play it as a hand-action song.
It’s also recommended to sing this song while helping pack a bento!
The Bento SongUtau Kitchin
This is “The Bento Song,” which makes you want to feel grateful for the everyday scene of having a lunchbox.
It’s sung by Utau Kitchen, a singer-songwriter who became popular after posting cooking videos and songs about cooking on video sites.
Aren’t there quite a few people who can’t quite say “thank you” to the person who makes their bento and end up just complaining all the time? But the fact that a bento is there every morning is by no means a given.
Even if it’s hard to be straightforward, make sure to convey your gratitude with a proper “thank you” to the one who makes it.
This song will give you the courage to do just that.
Delicious! BentoET-KING
ET-KING’s “Umai! Obento” stirs up gratitude for dads, moms, grandpas, and grandmas who make bento lunches or work hard to buy the ingredients.
It’s included on their 2008 album SOUL LAUNDRY.
From bentos packed with favorites and not-so-favorites, to sneaking an early lunch because you can’t wait—various little dramas around bento are portrayed.
In the end, the song also turns our attention to children around the world suffering from food shortages, which makes us feel even more thankful for being able to eat a bento now.
It’s a song that lets you fully feel appreciation for bento.
Bento songs to sing with children: Lunchbox songs that make school lunches more fun (11–20)
The Bento Box Song (Let Me Go)Gō Hiroshi & Tomomi
A rock version of “Obentōbako no Uta,” the song where you pack a bento starting with an onigiri as the base.
It’s performed by the male–female duo Hiroshi Go & Tomomi, who drew attention after appearing on the 2011 comedy show “Arabikidan.” They released this “Obentōbako no Uta” as their major-label debut single in 2015.
While the lyrics are slightly rearranged, they’re basically the same.
Kids who love cool-sounding music might prefer this version.
Once you can sing it, try the sandwich version to this melody too!
bento (boxed lunch)Hanbaado Hanbaado
There are many kids who only bring a packed lunch on field trips or when they go out with friends.
The song “Obentō” by the male–female duo Humbert Humbert captures the feelings of a parent and child when they suddenly need a lunchbox.
While the friends around them eat food from convenience stores or fast-food places, this child alone eats the bento their mom or dad made.
It’s no longer warm by the time they eat it after playing, but it still feels warm with the love it was made with.
Food made by someone you love can’t be beaten by even the tastiest meal out! It’s a song that leaves you with that warm, cozy feeling.
The Lunchbox Song — Sandwich VersionSakkyoku: Komori Akihiro
The song “Obentō-bako no Uta,” which famously sings about packing rice balls and lotus root, now has a modern version! Instead of rice balls, this one focuses on sandwiches as the main feature of the lunch box.
“Obentō-bako no Uta – Sandwich Version” transforms the traditional Japanese-style bento into a Western-style one.
Naturally, other items also change to things that go well with sandwiches, like ham and bacon.
The number-play element remains just as before! If your household prefers sandwiches over rice balls, be sure to try singing this version!
Song ‘Mom’s Bento’
To everyone doing their best to make lunchboxes for their children, we’d like to introduce the song “Mama’s Bento”! This song expresses the feelings of children in kindergarten and nursery school toward the person who makes their lunch.
Even those little ones who couldn’t let go of Mom and cried at drop-off are finally graduating.
Through many events, they’ve connected with friends and teachers and grown so much stronger.
Life at the preschool will be remembered together with the memory of the delicious lunches lovingly made at home.
