300 Year Old Japanese Bento, What did the Shogun eat?

Behind the Counter at a local Japanese Bento Shop

This is a Japan behind the counter food tour of a local Japanese bento shop. For more than 40 years, Bento Kawano has been making delicious Japanese handmade bento lunches at the affordable price of 600yen

Tokyo Midnight Snack | 7-Eleven “Olympic” Bento & Pudding

 

Tokyo’s Food Truck Bento

 

Bullet Train Bentos in Japan

Japan has a huge variety of bentos (Japanese lunchbox) to eat on their Shinkansen (Bullet trains). They are Ekiben (Eki = Train station Ben = Bento) and are sold around the Shinkansen station's in Japan

 

Tokyo Midnight Snack Run | Beyond Sushi Bentos

It’s midnight - and September 1st in Tokyo. Better get a snack! ...

BEGIN Japanology - Bento

Bento (弁当 bentō?) is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento holds rice, fish or meat, with pickled or cooked vegetables, usually in a box-shaped container. Containers range from disposable mass produced to hand crafted lacquerware. Bento boxes are readily available in many places throughout Japan, including convenience stores, bento shops (弁当屋 bentō-ya?), railway stations, and department stores. However, Japanese homemakers often spend time and energy on a carefully prepared lunch box for their spouse, child, or themselves.

BEGIN Japanology - Ekiben

Ekiben (駅弁) (railway boxed meals) are a specific type of bento boxed meals, sold on trains and train stations in Japan and Taiwan (鐵路便當, Taiwan Railway Mealbox). Today, many types of ekiben can still be purchased; at stands in the station, on the platform, or on the train itself. They come with disposable chopsticks (when necessary) or spoons. Ekiben containers can be made from plastic, wood, or ceramic. Many train stations have since become famous for their especially tasty ekiben, made from local food specialties. The "Golden Age" of ekiben, however, ended in the 1980s. At that time, air travel was quite expensive and trains were slower. Many tourists needed them during their train journeys.