Ekiben: Recipes and stories of Japan's train bento

Discover the cult-favorite bento boxes served at train stations all around Japan and learn how to recreate them in your own home.

For travelers crossing Japan by rail, few things capture the excitement of the journey quite like the ekiben, the bento boxes that are available at train stations. Delicious dishes packed neatly into lacquered trays, cardboard cases, or even plastic trains, these regional lunchboxes offer a taste of the landscape that rushes past your window.

Each train station has...