Eating Up Japan

The Delicious World of Ekiben

Exploring Japan's Iconic Train Station Bento Boxes

With so much to choose from, it’s hard to decide! Photo by author.

As the long Shinkansen train pulls into Tokyo station, I wait with a sense of high anticipation. Anticipation not only for the journey I am about to take but also for what is in the Ekiben I am carrying, carefully composed and packed into a bamboo bento box, covered with a…