Japan Train Bento Top 8 Must-Buy at Tokyo Station | Japanese Street Food Tour

Japanese Street Food Tour and Japan Train Bento / ekiben Top 8 Guide at Tokyo Station. This Tokyo Guide shows what Shinkansen Bento to buy when at Tokyo Station for Japan travelers. This Food Tour of Tokyo Station reviews eikiben food shop options and recommends my favorite Japanese bentos. Street Food in Japan is amazing and the Japanese food offered at Tokyo station is a must try.

Tokyo station is one the main transportation hubs connecting local and shinkansen train lines. But what a lot of people don’t realize, is that Tokyo station has some of the most incredible food shops in Tokyo. And some of the bentos are a must pickup, before getting on a long shinkansen train ride.

Basically, there are 4 main bento shopping areas at Tokyo station. Ecute Keiyo Street, South Court Ecute, Ekibenya Matsuri and Gransta. Gransta is on the basement floor, while the other 3 are on the 1st floor.

Bento (弁当 bentō) is a single-portion take-out or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento holds rice or noodles, fish or meat, with pickled and cooked vegetables, in a box.
Containers range from disposable mass-produced to hand-crafted lacquerware. Bento are readily available in many places throughout Japan, including convenience stores, bento shops (弁当屋 bentō-ya), railway stations, and department stores.

Ekiben (駅弁, railway boxed meals) are a specific type of bento boxed meals, sold on trains and train stations in Japan. They come with disposable chopsticks (when necessary) or spoons. Ekiben containers can be made from plastic, wood, or ceramic. Many train stations have become famous for their ekiben made from local food specialties (tokusanhin).

Ekiben were first sold in railway stations in the late 19th century, and developed at a time when meals on train were necessary during a long train journey.

Tokyo Station (東京駅 Tōkyō-eki) is a railway station in the Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Imperial Palace grounds. The newer Eastern extension is not far from the Ginza commercial district.

Tokyo Station
https://goo.gl/maps/u2hdv7rpkLF2

Ecute Keiyo Street
https://goo.gl/maps/NrSRayj5q6k

South Court Ecute
https://goo.gl/maps/hsJzunCYooq

Ekibenya Matsuri
https://goo.gl/maps/vsBj9PtJxN22

Gransta
https://goo.gl/maps/LvWqMKAArZm

Top 8 Japan Train Bento & ekiben at Tokyo Station

0:00 - Intro
1:26 1. Sushi at Tsukiji Takewaka
3:55 2. Noriben at Yamanobori
6:39 3. Daruma bento at Ekiben Matsuri
9:11 4. Hanba-gu at Tsubame Grill
10:59 5. Gyutan Bento from Rikyu
12:40 6. Sandwich from Meruhen
13:59 7. Kid’s Train bento at Ekiben Matsuri
15:54 8. Kaiseki bento at Esaki no bento

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