SECTION 3
　Having a picnic is common/in Japan, too. Many people enjoy a meal/in parks or by the riverside,/especially during cherry blossom season.
　In 18th century Edo,/hanami  became popular/among the common people. In those days,/a lacquered box/to pack various sorts of food/was an essential item for hanami. Another lacquered box with a handle,/called sageju,/was also used for hanami. Sageju  can hold/not only the lacquered boxes of food,/but also a bottle/containing a beverage. It is used to help people/bring everything to hanami. This shows/Japanese people have enjoyed “picnics”/and used “picnic baskets”/since the 18th century!