Ekiben Japan - Season 3 / Year 2025

Ekiben Japan - Season 3 / Year 2025

Season 3 / Year 2025

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DatesJan 8, 2025 - Dec 14, 2025
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Episodes

Curry Framed by 400 Years of History
Year 2025Episode 115 min

Curry Framed by 400 Years of History

This curry rice bento, made with local spices and beef, comes in Arita porcelain ware, a 400-year-old art treasured by royalty. Its rich heritage is sure to enhance your travel memories.

Jan 8, 2025
Meaty Mushrooms Grown in Winter Cold
Year 2025Episode 215 min

Meaty Mushrooms Grown in Winter Cold

Tottori's shiitake bento features thick, sweet, wood-grown mushrooms. The rice, seasoned with Japanese pepper, pairs perfectly with the deep flavor of the shiitake enhanced by special local soy sauce!

Feb 26, 2025
The Taste of Home in a Port Town
Year 2025Episode 315 min

The Taste of Home in a Port Town

This ekiben from Kamogawa in southern Chiba features sanga-yaki, made from minced fish, and is packed with regional flavors like thick, tender Boshu hijiki and the long-prized Nagasa-mai rice.

May 25, 2025
Sakura's Gift: The Flavors of Spring in Tohoku
Year 2025Episode 415 min

Sakura's Gift: The Flavors of Spring in Tohoku

In April, as cherry blossoms bloom in Aomori, the Sakura Bento goes on sale along the Tsugaru Railway, filled with spring flavors like local scallops, tender kombu, and miso with a wild spring plant.

Jun 1, 2025
An Ekiben of Volcanic Memory and Blessing
Year 2025Episode 515 min

An Ekiben of Volcanic Memory and Blessing

The Volcano Bento uses only local ingredients, grown in the Shimabara Peninsula's soil shaped by Mt. Unzen's eruptions. It's a heartfelt bento from locals who know the volcano's dangers and gifts.

Aug 10, 2025
Reclaiming the Ocean's Blessings
Year 2025Episode 615 min

Reclaiming the Ocean's Blessings

Noto's nature was scarred in the 2024 earthquake, yet the abalone bento still celebrates the peninsula's premium shellfish, enhanced with local salt.

Sep 14, 2025
A Bento that Brings Comfort at an Old Train Station
Year 2025Episode 715 min

A Bento that Brings Comfort at an Old Train Station

The carefully made Kareigawa Bento, featuring local Kagoshima cuisine, is sold at a wooden train station more than 120 years old, which tells the story of people brought together by the ekiben.

Dec 14, 2025

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