“It's our goal to make Torimeshi chicken rice become synonymous with ekiben, instead of promoting it as a store name,” he said. Six varieties of boxed meals, ranging from a reasonable set ...

In Nagaoka, there's an ekiben shaped by layers of tradition, featuring chicken meatballs with local chili, 100-year-old abura-age, thrice-pickled eggplants in miso and more, each with their own story.