We visit a bookbinding company in Tokyo that mainly makes picture books for children. As picture books come in all sorts of materials, shapes and sizes, and often have unique features like fold-out pages, each work demands special consideration. No one machine is capable of making all picture books, and that is precisely why the craft often involves a lot of careful handwork. And at lunchtime, the picture book crafting professionals charge up for the afternoon with the bento lunch they bring.

We visit a Japanese paper lantern workshop in Kyoto Prefecture. In charge of handcrafting lanterns are a father and his two sons, but there's also Shinya, a close family friend who works to expand sales outlets. With vast experience in international business and the ability to effectively utilize social media, Shinya has been able to bring in orders from all over the world. For lunch, the team goes to their favorite restaurant to have local comfort food: savory pancakes, grilled offal and fried noodles.