The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions: The Art of Chindogu

　　發明鬼才川上賢司，以「珍道具」創作聞名。他發展出關於這種無用創作的獨特哲學：這些作品必須既不實用，但又確實能夠使用，且非以營利為目的。
 
　　任何對珍道具感興趣的讀者，絕不能錯過本書介紹的200件川上賢司作品，包含：
　　奶油口紅蠟(讓你從此不再需要使用奶油抹刀)
　　領帶型雨傘(天氣不穩定時的必備時髦道具)
　　拖把鞋(讓愛貓也能變身掃地小幫手)
　　……以及更多更多絕妙無用小物！

In Japan, Kenji Kawakami is famous for his tireless promotion of Chindogu: the art of the unuseless idea. Kawakami has developed an entire philosophy around these bizarre and logic-defying gadgets and gizmos, which must work but are actually entirely impractical. Created in the spirit of anarchy, unuseless inventions are not allowed to be patented or sold.

Fans of the unuseless will love this completely absorbing collection of 200 Chindogu, including:

• the Drymobile (your laundry dries as you drive)
• the Solar-Powered Torch (never runs low on batteries)
• Duster Slippers for Cats (now the most boring job around the house becomes hours of fun--for your cat )
• Walk 'n' Wash Ankle-Attachable Laundry Tanks (a perfect solution for the problems of inadequate exercise and hygiene)
• and many, many more.

These hilarious inventions have taken Japan by storm. Every one of the 200 items in The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions has actually been manufactured to the highest standards, fully tested by pioneering members of the Japanese public, and documented in their unuselessness with photographs.