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Here’s what to expect if it’s your first time seeing kabuki at Tokyo’s Kabuki-za Theater

We share a few simple tips about the dress code, performance length, and dining options if you’re headed to watch the classical performing art form.

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Beautiful Totoro bento box mixes classic and modern symbols of Japan

Two-tier box shows the forest spirit looks adorable even with motifs much older than the Studio Ghibli anime he made his debut in.

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Studio Ghibli adds acorn-shaped Totoro bento boxes to its anime merchandise shop in Japan

The next best thing to carrying a sack full of magical acorns. 

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Tokyo bento boxed lunch shop charges different prices depending on how heavy your laptop is

If you’ve got a heavy laptop, it’ll get you a hefty discount at this Tokyo Station pop-up.

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Tokyo Station staff share their top 10 favorite ekiben

Gransta Tokyo have selected the best travel lunches for your next long train ride.
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An elegant and hefty cheeseburger bento awaits at the “Japanese Costco” Lopia

It’s so classy, you’ll want to eat it with a knife and fork.

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Bento bankruptcies increasing as Japan’s boxed lunch shops struggle in the new dining landscape

Walls are closing in for boxed lunch shops, especially small and independent ones.

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Musical ekiben adds a tune to your train station bento meal

Japan’s only musical ekiben lets you sing for your supper.

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Behold the Oniben, a new type of rice ball that’s part onigiri, part bento boxed meal

Traditional Japanese food gets a hybrid makeover.

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Ekiben vending machine adds new excitement to bullet train travel in Japan

A new way to enjoy ekiben on the Shinkansen.

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Lunch fit for a samurai lord: Japanese cafes offers castle bento lunches, sells boxes too【Pics】

Cafe’s location means it knows its customers will be in a samurai mood.

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Totoro bento lunch boxes are back just in time for spring picnic and cherry blossom season!【Pics】

A variety of lunch boxes featuring the Studio Ghibli star to suit your springtime outdoor dining needs.

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Minnaka: New unstaffed convenience store opens in Tokyo with cheap bentos and Costco food

Japanese entrepreneur reimagines the convenience store with unique features for customers.

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7-Eleven Japan teams up with gourmet Mochizuki-san manga for a line of hefty, bingeable foods

It’s a collaboration that seemed destined to happen, but will the real deal meet the high expectations–and high calories–of the popular manga? 

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Initial D wet wipe cases and bento boxes drift into Japan, available at Narita Airport too

Let the Eurobeat intensify as anime’s most famous street racing series helps you stay clean and stay fed.

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New instant noodles taste like that bland spaghetti they stick under hamburger in bentos

All that excitement and magic is harnessed in one cup.

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Japanese convenience stores have tasty, diet-friendly meals, like these three under 500 calories

If you’ve gained some unintended weight over the holidays, believe it or not, Japanese convenience stores are a great place to start your diet.

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Traveling with taste: Try one of Tokyo Station’s top ten ranked ekiben

Next time you’re passing through, keep an eye out for one of these station bento to treat yourself during your travels.

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Japan now has fish-shaped soy sauce bottle hand cream

Still serves up soy, but in a different way.

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Is downtown Tokyo’s crazy cheap 290-yen bento boxed lunch shop still around, and is it still cheap?

Mr. Sato goes to check on Nihamaru Bento in Shin Okubo.

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