The annual ekiben event at the Keio Department Store Shinjuku outlet, which was held from Jan. 4 through 22 this year, earned the moniker of Ekiben Koshien after the name of the ballpark in Hyogo ...

Boxed lunch meals called “ekiben” so beloved by Japanese taking long-haul rail trips will soon debut at the Gare de Lyon station in Paris as part of an initiative to introduce travelers to ...

01:36 And actually, it holds a significant connection to today's ekiben. 01:45 Alright, let's take a train on the JR San-in Line to the city of Matsue to find this ekiben. Quality rice has long ...

In Nagaoka, there's an ekiben shaped by layers of tradition, featuring chicken meatballs with local chili, 100-year-old abura-age, thrice-pickled eggplants in miso and more, each with their own story.