Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Bento boxes or ekiben are a staple of Japan's shinkansen culture. Where better to eat a delicious lunchbox than when you're hurtling through the countryside at 300km/h on a bullet train? As the ultimate hub for shinkansen travel, Tokyo station has many ekiben stores selling self-heating bento, cute character boxes and an array of regional specialties all packaged into fun bento boxes.
Check out our ekiben article:
tokyocheapo.com/food-and-drink/ekiben-bento-guide
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0:26 Where to buy ekiben
1:46 Ekiben price
2:37 Self-heating bento & butt detective ekiben
4:11 Morioka Jajamen & Yonezawa beef bento
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* Gundam Robot Statue in Odaiba flickr.com/photos/picsoflife/8154554047
* Japanese Salaryman Asleep flickr.com/photos/istolethetv
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* Ginza Holiday Promenade flickr.com/photos/yoshikazut
* Shibuya Crossing flickr.com/photos/31029865@N06
Bento boxes or ekiben are a staple of Japan's shinkansen culture. Where better to eat a delicious lunchbox than when you're hurtling through the countryside at 300km/h on a bullet train? As the ultimate hub for shinkansen travel, Tokyo station has many ekiben stores selling self-heating bento, cute character boxes and an array of regional specialties all packaged into fun bento boxes.
Check out our ekiben article:
tokyocheapo.com/food-and-drink/ekiben-bento-guide
0:00 Intro
0:26 Where to buy ekiben
1:46 Ekiben price
2:37 Self-heating bento & butt detective ekiben
4:11 Morioka Jajamen & Yonezawa beef bento
★★★ TokyoCheapo ★★★
Subscribe: dvr.jp/youtube
Website : tokyocheapo.com
Community : community.tokyocheapo.com
Twitter : twitter.com/TokyoCheapo
Newsletter : tokyocheapo.com/newsletter
★★★ Credits ★★★
Intro sequence by the most talented Peter Laugesen
Creative commons images used in the intro:
* Gundam Robot Statue in Odaiba flickr.com/photos/picsoflife/8154554047
* Japanese Salaryman Asleep flickr.com/photos/istolethetv
* Domestic Cat commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Alvesgaspar
* Saraninman commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%E7%AB%B9%E4%B8%8B%E7%AB%A0%E5%A4%AA%E9%83%8E
* Wild Cat geograph.org.uk/profile/34298
* Ginza Holiday Promenade flickr.com/photos/yoshikazut
* Shibuya Crossing flickr.com/photos/31029865@N06
