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Ekiben
Station bento, station by station. Mapped to Shinkansen lines.
22 entries · curated by hand
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- ekiben#001
Nagoya Miso Katsu Bento
Nagoya specialty pork cutlet drizzled with thick haccho miso sauce, with rice and Nagoya kochin egg. Sold at Nagoya Station.
· Chubu#meat#pork - ekiben#002
Tsugaru Kaikyo (Tsugaru Strait Bento)
Aomori's seafood bento celebrating the Tsugaru Strait — uni, salmon, scallops over vinegared rice. A staple at Shin-Aomori Station.
· Tohoku#seafood#uni - ekiben#003
Iyo no Tai-meshi (Ehime Sea Bream Rice)
Ehime's whole-fish sea bream over rice, simmered in tai-broth. The pride of Matsuyama Station, also served warm at Iyo Tetsudo stops.
· Shikoku#seafood#sea-bream - ekiben#004
Kaiyodon (Fukushima Seafood Bowl)
Iwaki's seafood-rice ekiben from coastal Fukushima — salmon roe, hokki clam, and locally caught fish over sushi rice.
· Tohoku#seafood#ikura - ekiben#005
Daruma Bento (Takasaki)
Takasaki's iconic red daruma-shaped bento since 1960. Vegetarian-friendly with chestnut, bamboo, mountain vegetables on takikomi rice.
· Kanto#veg#daruma - ekiben#006
Kashiwa Meshi (Chicken Rice Bento)
Kyushu classic from Orio Station since 1921 — chicken-broth rice topped with shredded chicken, egg, and seasoned seaweed. The grandfather of Japanese chicken bento.
· Kyushu#chicken#fukuoka - ekiben#007
Toge no Kamameshi (Mountain Pass Pot Rice)
Japan's most famous ekiben, served in a brown ceramic kama since 1958. Chicken, bamboo, mushroom, chestnut over seasoned rice — sold at Yokokawa Station.
· Kanto#chicken#iconic - ekiben#008
Miyajima Anago Meshi
Hiroshima's most famous ekiben — grilled conger eel over rice cooked in eel broth. Made by Ueno Inc. since 1901, sold at Miyajimaguchi Station.
· Chugoku#seafood#anago - ekiben#009
Ikameshi (Squid Stuffed with Rice)
Hokkaido's legendary squid stuffed with rice, simmered in soy. Sold at Mori Station since 1941, born from wartime rice shortages.
· Hokkaido#seafood#squid - ekiben#010
Hipponmatsu Anago Meshi (Conger Eel Bento)
Himeji Station's longstanding conger eel ekiben since 1903. Grilled anago over sweet-soy rice — Hyogo's pride.
· Kansai#seafood#anago - ekiben#011
Kanazawa Hyakuman-goku Bento
Kanazawa's elegant compartment bento celebrating Kaga cuisine — jibu-ni stewed duck, fugu sushi, treasure-style egg, gold-leaf accent.
· Chubu#meat#kaga-cuisine - ekiben#012
Kagoshima Kurobuta Tonkatsu Bento
Kagoshima's premium Berkshire (kurobuta) pork tonkatsu ekiben, sold at Kagoshima-Chuo Station — flagship of Kyushu Shinkansen southern terminus.
· Kyushu#meat#kurobuta - ekiben#013
Kiyoken Shumai Bento
Yokohama's all-time best-seller since 1954. Iconic shumai dumplings with apricot, kamaboko, fried egg, and white rice. Over a billion sold.
· Kanto#meat#shumai - ekiben#014
Aso Akaushi Beef Bento
Kumamoto's signature ekiben using rare Aso red wagyu (akaushi). Soy-glazed beef over rice with karashi-renkon. Sold at Kumamoto Station.
· Kyushu#meat#wagyu - ekiben#015
Sendai Gyutan Bento (Beef Tongue)
Sendai's signature charcoal-grilled beef tongue ekiben. Self-heating string-pull version is iconic at Sendai Station.
· Tohoku#meat#beef-tongue - ekiben#016
Tarekatsu Don (Niigata Sauce Pork Cutlet)
Niigata's signature soy-dipped pork cutlet over Koshihikari rice. A regional favorite available as ekiben at Niigata Station.
· Chubu#meat#pork - ekiben#017
Momotaro Matsuri-zushi (Festival Sushi)
Okayama's brightly colored chirashi sushi celebrating Momotaro folklore. Shrimp, conger eel, vegetables, and sushi rice in a momoiro pink box.
· Chugoku#seafood#chirashi-sushi - ekiben#018
Matsusaka Gyu Moo Taro Bento
Mie's premium Matsusaka beef ekiben in a cow-shaped container. Sukiyaki-style sliced beef over rice, found at Matsusaka and Nagoya Stations.
· Kansai#meat#wagyu - ekiben#019
Daruma Bento (Tokyo Station)
An iconic chicken-rice ekiben sold under a smiling daruma-shaped lid. A staple at Tokyo Station's Ekiben Matsuri shop since the 1960s.
¥1100· Tokyo#chicken#iconic - ekiben#020
Masunosushi (Pressed Trout Sushi)
Toyama's iconic pressed trout sushi, sold since 1912 at Toyama Station. Wrapped in bamboo leaves, sliced into pie-like wedges. The most photographed ekiben in Japan.
· Chubu#seafood#trout - ekiben#021
Gyuniku Domannaka (Yamagata Beef Bento)
Yamagata's beloved beef-on-rice ekiben, named for the Domannaka rice variety. Soy-stewed beef and soboro over local rice. A regular top-3 in Tokyo Station rankings.
· Tohoku#meat#beef - ekiben#022
Modan-yaki Bento (Shin-Osaka)
Osaka's answer to ekiben: yakisoba noodles wrapped in a thin okonomiyaki-style omelette, with pickled ginger and bonito flakes.
¥1180· Osaka#yakisoba#osaka