An ekiben kiosk in Aizu-Wakamatsu Station. Department stores in big cities sometimes hold markets featuring ekiben from all over Japan. Keio Department Store in Shinjuku, Tokyo, has been known to offer about 130 types, selling more than 180,000 during a two-week period. Eating a box lunch from some distant place in Japan lets them relive their travels without having to go anywhere. The charm of ekiben remains, even when the trip is over.
Passengers enjoy their ekiben lunches as the train rolls along.