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Is It a Luxury Item Now? a 171-Year-Old Establishment Also Closes Down. the Shock of the "Collapse of Ekiben" and Hamamatsu Station's Resistance to the Industrialization of Food. the Reason Why the New "Oniben" (Ben Box) Is Selling, Starting at 250 Yen a

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One of the joys of train travel, including the Shinkansen, is the ekiben. If you're traveling privately, you'll want to savor an ekiben packed with local specialties. However, when interviewing ekiben vendors before the COVID-19 pandemic, we were surprised to find that "items under 1,000 yen are the most popular."
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One of the joys of train travel, including the Shinkansen, is the ekiben. If you're traveling privately, you'll want to savor an ekiben packed with local specialties. However, when interviewing ekiben vendors before the COVID-19 pandemic, we were surprised to find that "items under 1,000 yen are the most popular."

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toyokeizai.net broke the news in on Friday, January 9, 2026.
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