Japan’s School Lunch Program: Born in Tsuruoka
The provision of school lunches (gakko kyushoku), at public schools throughout Japan is believed to have originated in Tsuruoka around 1889,
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Origin of
school lunch
Modern day school lunches served in Japanese schools is said to originate from a Buddhist temple in Tsuruoka by civilian efforts to provide lunch for poor children at the end of the 19th century.
Tsuruoka's specialties
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