Special feature on Ekiben (lunch box) available in Tokyo 1
It will soon be September, the ideal season for traveling. Many travelers head from Tokyo to the regions by train.
For this reason, we have put together a special feature on ekiben available at Tokyo stations. We bought and tasted ekiben at Tokyo stations (mainly at Shinjuku, Tokyo, and Takadanobaba stations).
We plan to introduce as many ekiben as possible in the future. We hope you will find this information useful when purchasing ekiben on your trip.
English List
1. Kaki Meshi (Oyster rice) (Hokkaido)
2. Miyagi salmon oshi (pressed) sushi (Miyagi Prefecture)
3. Masamune-kou gozen (Miyagi Prefecture)
4. Masaka Ikura Nandemo Bento (Niigata Prefecture)
7. Miso Katsu / Hitsumabushi style bento (Tokyo)
10. Siu mai (Chinese dumplings) Bento (Kanagawa Prefecture)
1. Kaki Meshi (Oyster rice) (Hokkaido)
| Features : Ekiben (Lunch box) at Akkekishi Station. Oysters are caught all year round in Akkekishi, where the sea water temperature is low. Oysters from Akkekishi are Hokkaido’s PRIDE FISH.
Ekiben available : Tokyo Station Price (incl. tax) : Yen 1,190 Nutritional Information
Main ingredients Cooked rice with hijiki (domestically produced rice) 
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2. Miyagi salmon oshi (pressed) sushi (Miyagi Prefecture)
| Features : Ekiben (Lunch box) at Sendai Station. “Miyagi Salmon” is a brand of farmed silver salmon in Miyagi Prefecture. Miyagi Salmon is Miyagi Prefecture’s PRIDE FISH.
Ekiben available : Shinjuku Station Price (incl. tax) : Yen 1,100 Nutritional Information
Main ingredients Sushi rice (domestically produced rice) 
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3. Masamune-kou gozen (Miyagi Prefecture)
| Features : Ekiben (Lunch box) at Sendai Station. The menu is made up of dishes from the region associated with Date Masamune. Harako-meshi and Zunda-mochi are “100 selections of local dishes” in Miyagi Prefecture.
Ekiben available : Shinjuku Station Price (incl. tax) : Yen 1,350 Nutritional Information
Main ingredients Salmon grilled in miso 
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4. Masaka Ikura Nandemo Bento (Niigata Prefecture)
| Features : Ekiben (Lunch box) at Niigata Station. Sushi with trout, salmon, crab and salmon roe. Echigo snow crab is Niigata Prefecture’s PRIDE FISH.
Ekiben available : Tokyo Station Price (incl. tax) : Yen 1,250 Nutritional Information
Main ingredients Sushi rice (Niigata Prefecture) 
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5. Chicken Bento (Tokyo)
| Features : Ekiben (Lunch box) at Tokyo Station. A long-selling ekiben launched in 1964. When it was first sold, it was made by a Western-style cook who worked in the Shinkansen dining car.
Ekiben available : Shinjuku Station Price (incl. tax) : Yen 900 Nutritional Information
Main ingredients Tomato-flavoured rice (domestically produced rice) 
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6. Fukagawa Meshi (Tokyo)
| Features : Ekiben (Lunch box) at Tokyo Station. Fukagawa-don is one of Tokyo’s “100 selections of local dishes”. Originally a fisherman’s dish from the Fukagawa and Monzennakacho area in Koto-ku, Tokyo.
Ekiben available : Shinjuku Station Price (incl. tax) : Yen 980 Nutritional Information
Main ingredients Chameshi, rice boiled in tea flavored with sake and shoyu (domestically produced rice) 
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7. Miso Katsu / Hitsumabushi style bento (Tokyo)
| Features : Ekiben (Lunch box) at Tokyo Station. A strange ekiben that is a Nagoya speciality but not sold at Nagoya Station. Hitsu-mabushi is Aichi Prefecture’s “100 selections of local dishes“.
Ekiben available : Shinjuku Station Price (incl. tax) : Yen 1,300 Nutritional Information
Main ingredients White rice (domestically produced rice) 
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8. Tori Meshi (Tokyo)
| Features : Ekiben (Lunch box) at Tokyo Station. Renewed in November 2020. It is different from the nationally famous “Tori Meshi”, a speciality ekiben at Odate Station in Akita Prefecture.
Ekiben available : Shinjuku Station Price (incl. tax) : Yen 950 Nutritional Information
Main ingredients Rice with chicken stock (domestically produced rice) 
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9. Shinjuku Bento (Tokyo)
| Features : Ekiben (Lunch box) at Shinjuku Station. Ekiben with many ingredients from Yamanashi and Nagano prefectures along the Chuo Line from Shinjuku Station. Uses Naito Togarashi (pepper), which was cultivated around Shinjuku Station in the Edo period (1603-1868).
Ekiben available : Shinjuku Station Price (incl. tax) : Yen 1,230 Nutritional Information
Main ingredients Rice (domestically produced rice) 
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10. Siu mai (Chinese dumplings) Bento (Kanagawa Prefecture)
| Features : Ekiben (Lunch box) at Yokohama Station. The most widely produced and sold ekiben in Japan. Shumai is “Our Regional Cuisines” in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Ekiben available : Takadanobaba Station Price (incl. tax) : Yen 860 Nutritional Information
Main ingredients Rice 
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The “100 selections of local dishes,” “Local dishes loved by the nation,” and “Our Regional Cuisines,” were selected by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
“PRIDE FISH” was selected by Japan Fisheries Co-operative.
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4. Masaka ikura nan demo便當（新潟縣）
1. 牡蠣飯 （北海道）
特徵 : 厚岸站的車站便當。一年四季都能於水溫較低的厚岸下收穫牡蠣。 因此厚岸的生蠔被稱為北海道的「代表海産（PRIDE FISH）」。
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2. 宮城三文魚壽司（宮城縣）
特徵 : 仙台站的車站便當。 「宮城鮭魚」是宮城縣的養殖銀鮭魚品牌, 為宮城縣的「代表海産（PRIDE FISH）」。
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3. 政宗公御膳（宮城縣）
特徵 : 仙台站的車站便當。它由與伊達政宗有關的當地美食組成的菜單。 例如「三文魚魚籽蓋飯」和「枝豆麻糬」都是宮城縣的「鄉土料理 100 選」。
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4. Masaka ikura nan demo便當（新潟縣）
特徵 : 新潟站的車站便當。 裏面有鱒魚、鮭魚、螃蟹、鮭魚子的壽司。 越後本雪蟹是新潟縣的「代表海産（PRIDE FISH）」。
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5. 雞肉便當（東京都）
特徵 : 東京站的車站便當。 1964 年開始販售的暢銷便當。 據説是由新幹線餐車裡的西餐廚師首先做出的便當。
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6. 深川飯（東京都）
特徵 : 東京站的車站便當。 深川丼是東京「鄉土料理 100 選」之一。 據説原來是江東區深川門前中町附近的漁民餐。
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7. 味噌豬排・「 Hitsumabushi」風弁当（東京都）
特徵 : 東京站的車站便當。 雖然是名古屋特產，卻沒有在名古屋站賣的奇怪車站便當。它的「Hitsumabushi」是愛知縣「鄉土料理 100 選」之一。
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8. 鳥飯（東京都）
特徵 : 2020 年 11 月，「鳥めし」更名為「とりめし」。 它與秋田縣大館站的全國著名車站便當「鶏めし」不同。
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9. 新宿弁当（東京都）
特徵 : 新宿站的車站便當。 使用了從新宿站出發到達的中央線沿線的山梨縣和長野縣的多種食材的車站便當。 使用江戶時代在新宿站附近種植的「內藤紅辣椒」。
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10. 燒賣便當（神奈川縣）
特徵 : 橫濱站的車站便當。 據說它是日本生產和銷售最多的車站便當。 它的燒賣被選為神奈川縣的「我們的鄉土料理」之一。
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“鄉土料理百選”、 “地方人氣鄉土料理”、“我們的鄉土料理” 都是經由農林水產省評選及推薦的鄉土料理。
“代表海産（PRIDE FISH）” 是由全國漁業聯合會所評選全國各地的代表魚類。