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The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions

The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions Paperback / softback - 2005

by Kenji Kawakami

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In Japan, Kawakami is famous for his tireless promotion of Chindogu: the art of the "unuseless" idea. Meant to solve problems of modern life, 200 of these bizarre and logic-defying gadgets and gizmos are featured in this humorous collection. Photos.

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Paperback / softback. New. From the land of the rising sun, strangely practical and utterly eccentric inventions for a life of ease-and hilarity.
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  • Title The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions
  • Author Kenji Kawakami
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 303
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, U.S.A.
  • Date 2005-04-17
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A9780393326765
  • ISBN 9780393326765 / 0393326764
  • Weight 1.13 lbs (0.51 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.84 x 5.16 x 0.83 in (17.37 x 13.11 x 2.11 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - Japanese
  • Library of Congress subjects Inventions - Japan
  • Dewey Decimal Code 608.752

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Every Chindogu is an almost useless object, but not every almost useless object is a Chindogu.

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Citations

  • Discover, 03/01/2006, Page 73
  • Ingram Advance, 04/01/2005, Page 100