| Railway and Sakura (cherry blossoms) |
| The railway in Japan develops. The railway has reached all regions. And,
the railway has a special express train and a normal train. The photograph
above is a normal train. If you have time, I recommend the normal train.
The speed with a low normal train gives you more sceneries. |
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| Fu Rin Ka Zan |
| The name of this Ekiben is Fu Rin Ka Zan. Fu Rin Ka Zan is the word of
Shingen Takeda who is an old general in samurai age. This Ekiben is sold
at Kofu Station etc in the region where Shingen Takeda lived. This Ekiben
uses many mountain herbs because there is a lot of mountain herbs in this
region. The price is 1200 yen. This price is appropriate, because this
Ekiben is with beautiful bag. |
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| Ishikari Shake Meshi |
| This Ekiben is sold at Sapporo Station in Hokkaido etc.Shake means the
salmon. One of the special products of Hokkaido is a salmon. This Ekiben
uses the salmon roe with the salmon. This Ekiben is popular. The price
is 1000 yen. |
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| Shirataki Hime No Okurimono |
This Ekiben is sold at Mizunuma Station in Gunma Prefecture. This station
is a railway called Watarase Ravine Railroad. Shirataki Hime means a princess
who says Shirataki. The princess Shirataki married in this Mizunuma from
the capital in Nara long long ago. (In old Japan, the capital was Nara
city near Kyoto in west Japan) And, she gave the technology of silk fabrics
to this poor village. This villager has expressed gratitude to this princess.
The price is 850 yen. |
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| Kyoto Kotemari Bento |
This is famous Ekiben in Kyoto. In this Ekiben, there are vegetable, meat,
fish, and rice. The happiness of such Ekiben is important. You can enjoy
a lot of tastes though one amount is a little. This is a style of Japanese
food.
The price is 1000 yen. |
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| Ekiben and Beer |
| Alcohol is necessary for the Japanese for moving the train for several
hours. A man and a woman drink alcohol. This is a custom of admitted in
Japan. A lot of kinds of alcohol is sold in the station and in the train.
For instance, beer, wine, wisky, Japanese sake, Japanese shothu, etc. |
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| Container of Ekiben |
| The container of Ekiben is devised. A strong container can be taken home.
And, you can use it as a container of the box lunch. |
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| Misokatsu |
Misokatsu is a special product of Nagoya. This has the miso of the special
product of Nagoya on the fried pork. This dish is called Misokatsu. (Miso
is a special source of the soybean) This is very delicious. All the stations
in Nagoya sell this with many style of Ekiben.
The price is low though are a lot of kinds. |
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| Katsu Sand |
This is bread and meat. Bread with meat is sold anywhere in Japan. Katsu
Sand in this photograph is the one of Yamanashi Prefecture.
The price is 550 yen. |
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| Ekiben for children |
| The character of left Ekiben is Anpan Man. The right side is Hello Kitty.
This container can be used as a container of the box lunch of the house.
The child is pleased. |
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| Special express train |
| This is one of the styles of the special express train of Japan. |
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| Shinkansen (Rapid-transit railway) |
| This is one of Shinkansen. You are comfortable at the speed of 300km or
more per hour. Of course, your reading is also comfortable. |
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| Normal train |
| This is one of normal train. A lot of Japanese eat in such this train.
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| Commuter train |
| There is no Japanese who eats with the train of such this style. Here,
you should not eat. |
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| Platform |
| The railway in Japan is very accurate. The railway is always accurate excluding
the natural damage and the accident. Moreover, the stop time of the train
is one minute or two minutes only. Be careful at time. |
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| Stall |
| The station has a lot of stalls. The passenger of the train can buy Ekiben
where. |
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| Salesman and woman |
| A small station has the salesman and woman. They approach the passenger
of the train. Moreover, they have detailed information in the region. The
traveler can receive information from him. |
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| Sales in train |
| The special express train or Shinkansen sells thing in the train. This
sales Ekiben, snack, drink, alcohol, book, newspaper, etc. |
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| Eat while seeing scenery |
| Scenery from the train is wonderful. After travel, the traveler will remember
the taste of Ekiben and the scenery in the region. The Japanese likes to
eat with the train for a long time. |
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| Usual sight |
| The sight to eat in the train is usual in Japan. Of course, all passengers
are not eating. The distance traveled of the passenger of the train is
different. The passenger who moves a short distance doesn't eat. However,
the passenger doesn't worry about other eating passengers. Because meal
with the train is usual in Japan. Of course, alcohol too. It is a big loss
for the traveler not to eat the special product in the region to travel.
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| Dining train "Diner Preiades" |
| The railway in Japan also has the dining train. This dining train is Diner
Preiades in Twilight Express. This express train is from Osaka to Sapporo.
The time required of this train is about 23 hours. |
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| Dining train in Cassiopeia |
| This dining train is in Cassiopeia Express. This special express train
is from Ueno in Tokyo to Sapporo. The time required of this train is about
17 hours. |
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| One of course dish in Diner Preiades |
This is traditional Japanese foods in Diner Preiades. This course dish
is not only a dish of the photograph. The passenger enjoys a lot of dishes
and sceneries from window.
This course dish is "Nihon Kai Kaiseki Gozen".
The price is 6000 yen. |
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| One of course dish in Diner Preiades |
The Japanese likes European style dishes too. The dining train offers a
European style dish too.
This course dish is "Diner Course".
The price is 12000 yen. |
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| Attention |
| Please do not eat by such a commuter train. There is no Japanese who eats
in this situation. Take care! |
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