In the Kamigata area, they have a sort of tiered lunchbox they use for…

Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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In the Kamigata area, they have a sort of tiered lunchbox they use for a single day when flower viewing. Upon returning, they throw them away, trampling them underfoot. The end is important in all things. ✨ Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2006). Hagakure: Selections: Or, the Way of the Samurai, p.38, ReadHowYouWant.com
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