CXIX - Tokyo

Another tasty bento! This time it's a vegetarian one, bought at Tokyo station while waiting for the shinkansen to take me to Kyoto. Little rice balls flavoured with shiso furikake (紫蘇ふりかけ, a purple-mint seasoning), tasty grilled vegetables and a few slices of fresh fruit... oishii (美味しい, "delicious")!!

IV - Tokyo

One of the products of Japanese culture foreign people are more familiar with is bento (弁当 or べんとう), and who can blame us? Where else could we find our food served in colourful cupcake liners to prevent the flavours from blending, or decorated with sesame and chestnuts?

The smiling piglet was a good choice indeed.

III - Tokyo

Food in Japan is one of the best things ever.

If you have to take a train from Tokyo Station and you haven't had time to have lunch, you're lucky: wherever direction you happen to look towards, food stares back at you. And by food I don't mean those stale sandwiches with bright yellow mayo (ugh) they sell in stations across Europe, nor those plastic-tasting croissants which have been sitting there for weeks waiting for a brave unfortunate enough traveler.

Not them.

You see, once you arrive in Japan, the whole tasty universe of bento opens its doors to you. No time for a proper lunch? With 800~1200円 (yen) you can buy a lunchbox full of fresh, healthy (and delicious) food.

I chose the one with the piggy smiling up at me.