Japan’s favourite holiday Golden Week technically starts on Saturday 27th April. This year, the holiday stretches over a long 10 days and I’m sure there’s many of you who will be taking the bullet train to travel or to visit your families! That’s where Tokyo Station’s best bento lunch rankings come in handy!   Gransta   1st place: Shrimp, crab & salmon bento (Tsukiji Sushi Sei, Marusei) ¥1,250 (price after tax) This bento is packed with salmon and shrimp and pieces of crab meat. It’s quite popular amongst girls! 2nd place: Beef in sweet ankake sauce served with fried rice (KAMONKA) ¥741  (price after tax)3rd: place Ginger-fried pork bento (Asakusa Teppantei) ¥1,190 (price after tax)Ecute Tokyo1st place: Large hamburg steak with kinako pork katsu bento (TSUBAME GRILL DELI)  ¥1,280  (price after tax)You can enjoy both TSUBAME GRILL DELI's popular hamburg steak and pork katsu in one hearty serving!※ Limited to Ecute Tokyo, only 50 of these bentos will be sold every day.2nd place: Hifumi bento (Furusato ryouri Fukuzen) ¥1,350  (price after tax)   Extra:

Tokyo station bento: Nihombashi Daimasu, Tokyo  ¥1,680  (price after tax)

If you’re looking for the perfect Tokyo ekiben (station-bought lunch box), this is it! It comes in a box with a beautiful Tokyo station print and retro wrapping. The contents are also delicious and carefully made, packed with the special flavours of an experienced bento-making shop.   Pop by to discover these lunches and enjoy the holidays!    

Establishments inside Tokyo Station and the surrounding area are preparing lots of bento and finger food that are perfect for outings in Japan this spring. The plaza in front of Marunouchi Station, as well as hotels, are also hosting a series of events and plans until the end of May. If you’re considering an outing in Japan this season, then consider dropping by Tokyo Station.

 

 

Bento Sold for Over Half a Century

These bento boxes have a long history spanning over 50 years since the first sales.

Chicken Bento – ¥900 (Tax Included) / Nihonbashi Daimasu

Since sales began in 1964, the chicken bento is loved by many people. It’s a classic mix of tomato flavoured rice and chicken karaage. Oldies are long fans of this one.

Ishikari Shake Meshi – ¥1,030 (Tax Included) / Sapporo Tachiuri Shokai

This bento dates back to 1923 and has been a familiar flavour at Sapporo Station for 95 years. Salted salmon roe is put onto salmon rice. It’s a colourful and vivid meal.

 

 

Gransta & Gransta Marunouchi

This list includes a bento perfect for the Golden Week season as well as finger food that can be enjoyed even if you’re busy or in a hurry.

Salted Nigiri – ¥1,500 (Tax Included) /

This sushi is eaten refreshingly with seaweed salt and sudachi. The fresh flavour of the fish covers your entire palette.

*Sold at Gransta only. Available April 23–September 30.

Red Brick Pork Kabayaki – ¥1,180 (Tax Included) / Sasahachi

This pork kabayaki bento is inspired by the red bricks at Marunouchi Station. When you take off the lid the scent of the food wafts around your nose and will make you want to reach for a beer. It can also be shared with families or groups or people.

*Sold at Gransta only.

 

 

 

Ecute Tokyo

Here’s a selection of recommended bento for trips out as well as some popular sake.

Fukagawa Bento – ¥1,200 (Tax Included) / Sushi Zanmai

Ecute Tokyo’s number one most sold bento. It’s piled with plenty of sweet and salty boiled clams.

Yokitori Bento – ¥1,150 (Tax Included) / Kushikura

A popular bento containing 3 types of skewers – negima, thigh and tsukune – and minced chicken with soy sauce served on rice.

 

Popular Sake

THE Karuizawa Beer – ¥300 (Tax Included) / Fukuzen

This refreshing beverage is made with famous cool water from Mount Asama in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. It’s delicious however many times you take a sip. Brewed craft beer.

Montlacs Cup Wine (Red/White) – ¥297 (Tax Included) / Nicolina

This wine is brewed and matured from fresh and fruity grapes from Nagano. It comes with a cup so you can enjoy drinking it on the train or on the go too.

 

 

There’s lots of other varieties of bento lined up too! If you’re heading out then be sure to stop by Tokyo Station first to stock up.

 

 

▼Check out these articles too

“Bento, Sweets and Gifts Arriving at GRANSTA in Tokyo Station for a Limited Period”

https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/103708

 

“MOSHI MOSHI BOX staff recommends 6 Tokyo souvenirs!”

https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/92277

 

 

 

NAKED Inc. and Namco Limited have teamed up to open a non-alcoholic bar that takes on the appearance of a picture book. Ehon no Naka no BAR opened on February 28th and will stay open for a limited period of time.

The bar is conceived around the concept of your movements initiating events that move you to the core. Aimed at working women in their 20s and 30s, they serve food, drink and healing.

 

Themed on a mysterious forest locked inside of a picture book, NAKED bring the world of the book to life with projection mapping and sensing technology. The interactive images projected change with people's movements.“

Place your hands on the table to bloom flowers or hold them out to create ripples in a lake. When you put your plate on the table, birds will approach you. And there's plenty more where that came form. Enjoy a 'mocktail' (non-alcoholic cocktail) and you're plunged into an immersive digital world.

 

Immersive yourself in an extraordinary environment that'll really have you thinking you're inside of a picture book.

 

Tokyo Station is a station used by many tourists. When you visit Tokyo, of course, you will want to buy some souvenirs. But you may wonder, what souvenirs are “good” Tokyo souvenirs?

In this article, the staff of MOSHI MOSHI BOX Harajuku Tourist Information Center, who love to travel, will introduce to you some recommended souvenirs which can be bought in and around Tokyo Station.

“Ohana no Babaroa Ball Cake”recommended by our Spanish staff, Luki.

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I am sure that this gift is suitable to be given to women who loves flowers.

The product uses eatable flowers and has a gorgeous looking/splendid taste.

 

 

“Torotoro Yaki Cup Cheese” recommended by our Hong Konger staff, Minimal.

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A very popular product where some days about 4,000 pieces are sold in a day! The combination of the melty cream cheese and crunchy cookie tart is awesome.

You can enjoy the product by heating it or cooling it.

 

“Siretoco Doughnut”recommdend by our Chinese-speaking staff, Banako

みっさとぅーさん(@miiisatwu)がシェアした投稿 - 1月 31, 2018 at 4:46午前 PST

Many cute animals are place on top of a doughnut and of course, the doughnuts taste good.

Each animal is very cute and there are Tokyo Station-limited variations!

 

 

“Tokyo Banana - Banana Yogurt Flavor” recommended by the Miss ID Semi-Finalist, Midori.

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Did you know that a new version of Tokyo Banana (a very famous sweets item of Tokyo), a collaborative item with the panda cub in Ueno Zoo called Xiang Xiang, was released!?

The flavor of the product is banana & yogurt. Eating this item will feel a bit “mottainai”to eat. That is, it looks too cute to be eaten because the illustration of the panda cub is so cute!

 

 

 

“Gomatamago” recommended by our English-speaking staff, Ellie.

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This sweets item is a standard souvenir of Tokyo. The black sesame paste, and black sesame jam are wrapped inside a castella sponge cake and the whole cake is coated with a white chocolate.

The splendid harmony of the 4 layers is addictive. The shape of the product which looks like an egg is very cute♡ The name, Gomatamago means, “goma” = “sesame” and “tamago”=”egg.”

 

 

“Tokyo Hiyoko” recommended by the director of MOSHI MOSHI BOX, Shiota.

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A standard Tokyo souvenir dessert comprised of a sweet bean jam wrapped in a soft dough.

Don’t miss the various of flavors which are sold for a limited time offers!

 

 

How did you like our MOSHI MOSHI BOX staff recommended Tokyo souvenirs? Please refer to this article when you are not sure which Tokyo souvenir to buy. Let’s have fun in Tokyo!

 

Daimaru is one of Japan’s most well-known department chain stores that sells everything from clothing, accessories, food and more. The Tokyo branch can be found at Tokyo Station. Every year you see lots of people scrambling to seek out a Tokyo gift on the ground floor and first floor of the shop where they sell both traditional Japanese and western confectioneries.

 

2018 is the Year of the Dog on the Chinese zodiac, which is good news because a whopping 50 dog-themed gifts have been announced at Daimaru to welcome the New Year. Whether you’re looking for a New Year’s gift or something for your loved one, we’re going to show you the best 6 items on the list and the stores selling them, so you know where you need to go in Tokyo Daimaru.

 

Mozoroff: New Year’s Welcome Denmark Cream Cheese Cake (Dog) – ￥1,080

Mozoroff’s popular cheesecake has had a little makeover to make it appropriate for 2018: a dog version!

 

 

Minamoto Kitchoan: Ema Fukushourai – ￥1,296

This set comes with doggy design black soy beans stuffed in sweet bean jelly and melt-in-the-mouth New Year’s dog sweets (for you, not your dog!) Fukushourai means they will bring you good fortune, and they come with an ema which is a Japanese wooden plaque.

 

 

Kanou Shojuan: Kanou Shojuan Shichifukujin – ￥2,700

The shichifukujin are the seven gods of luck and good fortune. This little set contains seven different New Year’s good-luck confectioneries such as porgies, lotus root, and chestnut natto. Best of all, they come boxed in the takarabune, the treasure ship that bears the seven lucky gods.

 

 

Ryoguchiya Korekiyo: New Year’s Sweet Bean Jelly Gyodaika (2 incl.) – ￥1,836

Contains a set of 2 ‘saogashi,’ a rectangular shaped Japanese sweet, to welcome the New Year.

 

 

Funabashiya: New Year’s Saichuu (Dog) – ￥1,850

Comes with a set of 4 dog-shaped and 2 round snacks, all filled with large-grained adzuki bean paste from Hokkaido.

 

 

Toraya: New Year’s Sweet Bean Jelly – ￥3,240

Packaged in small limited edition packaging, the heart and skill of Toraya breathes through these sweet bean jelly treats.

 

We hope you get your hands on some year of the dog goodies for the New Year!

 

 

The souvenir dessert ranking “Tokyo Station Limited × This Year’s New Products” was announced by Tokyo Station City (Researched by The Tokyo Station City Committee).

 

First place: NY PERFECT CHEESE

This is a very popular dessert which sells about 15,000 packs per day. It is a dessert where you can enjoy the taste of cheese along with langue de chat(cat tongue) which has gouda cheese inside and white chocolate which has cream and cream cheese inside.

 

 

Second place: Yakitate Press Butter Sandwich

One piece / 170 yen (tax included) (Press Butter Sandwich / South Exit)

This is a very popular sweets item which was released in April of 2017 and sold about 150 thousand pieces to date. The product is only sold at the shop inside Tokyo Station and you can buy freshly baked product. When one eats this box-shaped crunchy cookie the thick and creamy butter- cream and the slightly salty butter-caramel melts inside one’s mouth.

 

 

Third place: Pudding Marble Chocolate Suica

16 pieces: 756 yen (tax included) (Pensta/Yaesu South Exit – beside the vending machine)

A marble chocolate shaped like the penguin printed on Suica cards. The case of the chocolate has a sticker of Suica on it. It is recommended for those of you who want to buy a unique souvenir.

 

Fourth place: Cookie Package

20 pieces Station-limited Package: 1,857 yen (tax included) (Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory/Keiyo Street)

Two packages including 10 cookies (salt & camembert cookie / honey & gorgonzola cookie) are wrapped with the Tokyo Station - Marunouchi limited packaging. This great variety of cookies will for sure make anyone happy to receive this gift.

 

 

Fifth place: Welcome☆TOKYO

1,580 yen (tax included) (Shiretoko Doghnut/Keiyo Street)

A “decoration doughnut” which was created based on the motif of the historical red bricks used in Tokyo Station - Marunouchi. The product comes with three unique doughnuts. The cute look of the product is gaining popularity.

 

Sixth place: Suica no Penguin Korokoro Cube

324 yen (tax included) (Waffle/cake specialized store R.L/GRANSTA)

“Korokoro Waffle Cube” is a popular baked dessert with sales of more than one million pieces per year. “Chocolate Caramel”has rich caramel textured chocolate chips inside. This sweets item is placed inside a cube-shaped box with an illustration of Suica’s penguin.

 

Seventh place: Tokyoeki Monaka

Six pieces: 1080 yen (tax included) (Miharado Main Store / GRANSTA)

This is a standard dessert of an established shop. The monaka (Japanese traditional dessert) of an established Japanese dessert shop which was opened in 1877 is very simple and sophisticated. The product does not use any additives and is a superb product where you can enjoy the sweetness and scent of the ingredients. The package of the product has an illustration of Tokyo Station - Marunouchi on it.

 

Eighth place: Gin no Suzu Sandwich Pancake Strawberry

297 yen (tax included) (Colombin / GRANSTA)

A sandwich-shaped, waffle pancake which has strawberry cream and fresh strawberries in it. “Matcha & Anko (sweet red bean paste)” is also recommendable.

 

Ninth place: Wa Rusk (Tokyo Station - Marunouchi package)

Ten pieces – 650 yen (tax included) (Waraku Beniya/ecute Tokyo)

The package of this “ecute Tokyo”-limited product has the design of Tokyo Station - Marunouchi. “Wa Rusk” uses rich tasting cultured butter.

 

Tenth place: Tokyo Custar

Six pieces: 2,700 yen (tax included) (ARDEUR / GRANSTA)

This is a rich-tasting custard pudding using raw cream. This pudding is softly boiled, so you can enjoy both the hard part and the soft part.

 

Tokyo Station is gathering much attention nowadays with its “Marunouchi Station Open Area” which was renewed on the 7^th of December. Let’s check out the souvenirs of Tokyo Station.