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Hitoyoshi signature boxed lunch

Photo taken on July 1, 2024, in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows signature boxed lunches from Hitoyoshi Ekiben Yamaguchi, a local food shop near Hitoyoshi Station, with one on the left including chestnut rice and the other featuring sweetfish sushi.

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'Ekiben' railway box lunch race under way in south Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - A woman holds a box lunch of grilled boneless short rib meat on rice, the winner of last year's "Kyushu Ekiben Grand Prix" railway box lunch contest, on sale at Kyushu Railway's Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 21, 2014.

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'Ekiben' railway box lunch corner proves popular

FUKUOKA, Japan - An "ekiben" railway box lunch corner set up at Kyushu Railway's Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, is crowded with shoppers on Oct. 21, 2014, as 32 of the 50 types of box lunch involved in the "Kyushu Ekiben Grand Prix" competition are on sale there through next January.

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Saga lunch box wins Kyushu 'ekiben' championship

FUKUOKA, Japan - A woman holds a "bento" lunch box with top-quality Saga beef short ribs on rice from Takeo Onsen Station in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, at the headquarters of Kyushu Railway Co. in Fukuoka on March 7, 2014. The lunch box won the 10th ''ekiben'' train station lunch box competition of Kyushu.

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Osaka fair features "ekiben" boxed meals from across Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Shoppers crowd a food exhibition featuring "ekiben" boxed meals from train stations across Japan at Hankyu Department Store's Umeda flagship outlet in Osaka on Jan. 22, 2014.

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'Fujisan Yogan-yaki Bento' at train boxed lunch event

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2014, shows boxed bento lunches from JR Shinfuji Station in Shizuoka Prefecture featuring meat cooked on a plate made of lava from Mt. Fuji. An event showcasing "ekiben" train station box lunches from across Japan was held at Hanshin department store in Osaka.

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'Fujimori Soba' at train station boxed lunch event

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2014, shows "kakiage" tempura on "soba" noodles made and arranged in the image of Mt. Fuji from JR Fujimi Station in Nagano Prefecture. An event showcasing "ekiben" train station boxed lunches from across Japan was held at Hanshin department store in Osaka.

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Japan Week in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - A customer (L) selects from among "ekiben," or train station boxed lunches, during the Japan Week event at Grand Central Terminal in New York on March 19, 2013. The station in Manhattan began hosting the event with food and drinks the same day.

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EKIBEN" STATION LUNCH BOXES

EKIBEN" STATION LUNCH BOXES,lunch box sold at train stations,Ekiben,station lunch==Date:April, 1980, Place:JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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Hyogo food products promoted at Expo Milano 2015

Maneki Shokuhin, a company in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, gives a presentation about "ekiben" box meals served at Japanese train stations at Expo Milano 2015 in Italy on July 17, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo