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(Ekiben)

Ekiben

(Ekiben refers to bento boxes for railway passengers sold at railway stations and on trains.)

Ekiben refers to bento boxes for railway passengers sold at railway stations and on trains.

(There is no such thing as a lunch box overseas.)

There is no such thing as a lunch box overseas.

(Even if there is a lunch box, the contents are sandwiches at most.)

Even if there is a lunch box, the contents are sandwiches at most.

(Unlike in Japan, there is no culture of eating a bento packed with side dishes for one person on the go.)

Unlike in Japan, there is no culture of eating a bento packed with side dishes for one person on the go.

(Also, the good thing about bento is that you can warm it up in the microwave and eat it,)

Also, the good thing about bento is that you can warm it up in the microwave and eat it,

(but it's delicious even if it's cold.)

but it's delicious even if it's cold.

(Ekiben are often compact collections of local specialties, so you could call them food-based tourism.)

Ekiben are often compact collections of local specialties, so you could call them food-based tourism.

(Even if you don't stop by the land, you can taste the specialty products there.)

Even if you don't stop by the land, you can taste the specialty products there.

(In particular, bento boxes from all over Japan gather at Tokyo Station.)

In particular, bento boxes from all over Japan gather at Tokyo Station.

(The top three best-selling ekiben in 2022 are Shinkineya's beef bento from Yamagata Prefecture,)

The top three best-selling ekiben in 2022 are Shinkineya's beef bento from Yamagata Prefecture,

(Yoshidaya's salmon and salmon roe bento from Aomori Prefecture,)

Yoshidaya's salmon and salmon roe bento from Aomori Prefecture,

(and Oginoya's Kamameshi bento from Gunma Prefecture.)

and Oginoya's Kamameshi bento from Gunma Prefecture.

(In addition, according to a JR East survey, the most popular item among foreign visitors to Japan in 2018)

In addition, according to a JR East survey, the most popular item among foreign visitors to Japan in 2018

(was Kobayashi's beef tongue bento from Miyagi Prefecture.)

was Kobayashi's beef tongue bento from Miyagi Prefecture.

(JR West does not have a survey of foreigners,)

JR West does not have a survey of foreigners,

(but Tochikuken's chicken bento in Fukuoka Prefecture was the most popular overall.)

but Tochikuken's chicken bento in Fukuoka Prefecture was the most popular overall.

(Also, some ekiben come in cute containers, so you can take them home as souvenirs.)

Also, some ekiben come in cute containers, so you can take them home as souvenirs.

(Please enjoy various ekiben in Japan.)

Please enjoy various ekiben in Japan.