8 Must-Buy Bento Boxes at Tokyo Station

Japanese has a habit of buying lunch box during trip on Shinkansen, bullet train and other trains. Tokyo st.is the nice place to buy various kinds of Bento box. The article introduces the area where you can buy Bento box in Tokyo st.,and the recommended lunch box. Why don’t you try to find nice bento box for your memorable trip?

Where to Get the Best Bento Box in Tokyo Station

For those who want to buy Bento box in Tokyo sta., the article suggests three areas where you can buy the best bento box.

Ekibenya Matsuri(駅弁屋 祭)

Ekibenya Matsuri

Ekibenya Matsuri

Located at Central passage near Yaesu Exit central ticket gate of Tokyo st, Ekibenya Matsuri is very accessible and convenient. Near from transfer gate of railroad line and Shinkansen bullet train, Ekibenya Matsuri collects over 200 kinds of Bento from nationwide and sells them.

GRANSTA(グランスタ)

GRANSTA

GRANSTA

Located within wicket, spreading from Maruno uchi central exit underground thru Yaesu central exit underground. GRANSTA is near to Gin no Suzu Hiroba, Siver bell open space, so accessible when you go there.

Daimaru

Daimau Tokyo

Daimau Tokyo

Daimaru is directly connected to Tokyo st., and so accessible. Daimaru Tokyo, Food court in basement floor is said to be the biggest depa chika (department basement), considering its wideness and the number of shops. Well known for its Lunch box street spreading 60 meters in total Daimaru sells not only lunch box, but also bread and sweets.

 

Classic Bento Box in Tokyo Station

The article introduces classic Bento Box whose ingredients have been familiar to Japanese, like shumai, Iberico pork, beef and fried chicken.

Tokyo Bento / JR East Foods

Tokyo Bento

Tokyo Bento

Bento packed with traditional dishes in Tokyo like

Asakusa Imahan’s Beef & bamboo shoot

Tsukiji Sushitama Aoki’s omelet and etc

Bento is richly flavored to eat delicious even when cold.

Price : around 1850 yen

Where to buy : Ekibenya Matsuri

 

Shumai Bento / Kiyoken(シウマイ弁当 / 崎陽軒)

Shumai Bento Kiyoken

Shumai Bento Kiyoken

Box lunch sold at Yokohama st.

It is made under the motto “delicious even cold”, so excellent lunch box for long journey by Shinkansen bullet train. It includes 8 rice balls, 5 shumai and deep-fried chicken and egg omelet.

Price : around 860yen

Gransta Tokyo

 

Iberico Pork Bento / eashion(イベリコ豚重 / eashion)

Iberico Pork Bento eashion

Iberico Pork Bento eashion

Box lunch continually in No.1 demand

Iberico Pork Bento is Butadon, rice with pork and vegetables which you can taste bellota Iberico pork made in Spain. Bellota is one of the best brand Iberico pork which was bred eating acorns.

Price : around 1100yen

Where to buy : Gransta Tokyo

 

Gyu-Niku ju / Matsukawa Bento-Ten

Gyu-Niku ju Matsukawa Bento-Ten

Gyu-Niku ju Matsukawa Bento-Ten

The shop founded in 1899 and located in Yonezawa city

Bento lunch in which was beef baked quickly over high heat and stewed in tamari rich soy sauce with onion. Well blended with salty sweet soy sauce, Gyu-Niku ju goes well with Sake.

Price : 1150yen

Where to buy : Ekibenya Matsuri

 

Nagomi Karatto Bento / Tamahide

Nagomi Karatto Bento Tamahide

Nagomi Karatto Bento Tamahide

Popular Ekiben supervised by Tamahide, prestige stores in NIngyocho in Tokyo

Once fried and then baked, Chicken is crispy even after a while cooked. Each fried chicken is big, so more filling than actually.

Price : around 950yen

Where to buy : Diamaru Tokyo B1F

 

Photogenic Bento Box in Tokyo Station

The article introduces colorful,  photogenic and instagramable bento box in Tokyo St.

Hipparidako Meshi / Awajiya

Hipparidako Meshi Awajiya

Hipparidako Meshi Awajiya

Popular Box lunch sold on a train or at a station and exceeded the sales number 12 million from stating in 1998. In the Octopus trap shaped pottery ingredients like octopus, see eel and seasonal vegetables are put in.

Price : 1080yen

Where to buy : Ekibenya Matsuri

 

Zeitaku Millefeuille / Takimoto

Zeitaku Millefeuille Takimoto

Zeitaku Millefeuille Takimoto

Rice bowl topped with 10 kinds of seafood like salmon roe, crab and salmon. Rice and ingredients are lied each other like mille feuille and photogenic and beautiful.

Price : 1728 yen

Where to buy : Daimaru Tokyo B1F

 

Fukuneko Bento / Ranmaru

Fukuneko Bento Ranmaru

Fukuneko Bento Ranmaru

Kitten shaped Bento

Bento box is designed with different cats, rice and dishes depending on kinds of Bento. Kitty shaped Bento box can be reused and used as your own Bento box.

Price : around 1650 yen

Where to Buy : Daimaru Tokyo B1F

 

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