Train Lunch Solo Journey

Most people would be concerned about getting a ticket to go around the country by rail, alone, for their wedding anniversary, with their significant other calling it a special break from them - but not Daisuke Nakahara. For this thirty-five year old train and ekiben (train station box lunch) enthusiast, a trip around Japan - spotlighting each region's seasonal delicacies - is the present of his dreams, with each stop - and tasty titbit - telling a story about the region's food and its history. The first stop in his trip, Kyushu, by special express sleeper train, And from there, the track less travelled.

60 chapters

• Chapter 60 — Kitami Station – Scallop Rice Bowl, Kita No Na Season
• Chapter 59 — Abashiri Station – Hotate Bento, Ohotsuku Zeitaku Zanmai
• Chapter 58 — Sapporo Station – Dmy Trip Box
• Chapter 57 — Mashu Station – Mashu Pork Rice Bowl
• Chapter 56 — Kushiro Station – Taraba Sushi, Iwashi No Hokkaburi
• Chapter 55 — Namuro Station – Hanazaki Kanigama, Hanazaki Kanimeshi
• Chapter 54 — Akkeshi Station – Kaki Meshi, Hotate Bento
• Chapter 53 — Ikeda Station – Wine Marinated, Tokachi Steak Bento, Oyako Rapu
• Chapter 52 — Obihiroshi Station – Hot Pork Rice Bowl, Tonkachi Harvest Bento
• Chapter 51 — Shizunai Station – Hidaka, Tsubumeshi Bento
• Chapter 50 — Murokomachi Station – Salmon Sushi, Ekiben of the North
• Chapter 49 — New Chitose Airport Station – Gokujyo Sanshoku Chirashi, Rice Ball
• Chapter 48 — Touya Station – Touya Hokki Meshi, Bokoi Meshi
• Chapter 47 — Chomanbe Station – Crab Rice, Mori Soba
• Chapter 46 — Mori Station – Squid Rice
• Chapter 45 — Hakodate Station – Nishin Migaki Bento
• Chapter 44 — Cassiopeatrain Dining Car – Kaiseki Gozen, French Cuisine
• Chapter 43 — Otaru Station – Hokkaitezuna, Otary’s Umino Kagayaki
• Chapter 42 — Twighlight Express Dining Car – Breakfast
• Chapter 41 — Twighlight Express Dining Car – Dinner
• Chapter 40 — Kanazawa Station – Kaganodachi Bento
• Chapter 39 — Kusatsu Station – Manpuku Meshi, Awami Tenbin Bento
• Chapter 38 — Kameyama Station – Shigure Chazuke
• Chapter 37 — Ujiyamada Station – Ise Bento, Abalone Bento
• Chapter 36 — Matsusaka Station – Prime Matsusaka Beef Tenderloin Bento, Moo-Taro Bento
• Chapter 35 — Kii-Katsuura Station – Maguro Steak; Shingu Station & Kii-Katsuura Station – Nanki Whale Bento
• Chapter 34 — Wakayama Station – Kodai Suzume Zushi; Shirahama Station – Kishu Temari Bento
• Chapter 33 — Kyoto Station – Delicious Lunch Western Bento, Eel Bed; Yoshinoguchi Station – Persimmon Leaf Sushi
• Chapter 32 — Osaka Station – Torato Bento, Boiled Sweetfish Sushi
• Chapter 31 — Kobe Station – Kobe Wine Bento, Kobe Chinese Seafood Restaurant
• Chapter 30 — Nishi-Akashi Station – Hippari Dako Rice
• Chapter 29 — Banshu-Ako Station – Shako Rice, Horoyoi Chushingura
• Chapter 28 — Wadayama Station – Tajima Country Japanese Beef Bento; Himeji Station – Oh! Wanna Eat Red Sea Bream
• Chapter 27 — Toyooka Station – Crab Sushi, Wicker Basket Bento
• Chapter 26 — Tottori Station – Squid Ink Bento, Kuro Rice
• Chapter 25 — Hiroshima Station – Seto Jako Rice; Mihara Station – Original Tako Rice; Fukuyama Station – Fukuyama Bara-Zushi
• Chapter 24 — Miyajima-Guchi Station – Anago Rice
• Chapter 23 — Masuda Station – Sazae Rice; Shin-Yamaguchi Station – Railway Legend
• Chapter 22 — Izumoshi Station – Handmade Soba Bento
• Chapter 21 — Matue Station – Gokigen Bento, Yamato Shijimi No Moguri-Zushi
• Chapter 20 — Yonago Station – Gozaemon-Zushi (Mackerel), Gyu-Ben
• Chapter 19 — Okayama Station – Gift-Use Matsuri-Zushi
• Chapter 18 — Takamatsu Station – Sawara Sushi, Shikoku Pilgrim Bento
• Chapter 17 — Anpanman Bento
• Chapter 16 — Tokushima Station – Awa Chicken Bento
• Chapter 15 — Kochi Station – Lightly-Roasted Bonito Bento, Bonito Rice
• Chapter 14 — Uwajima Station – Ekiben
• Chapter 13 — Matsuyama Station – Shoyu Rice; Imabari Station – Seto-No-Oshizushi
• Chapter 12 — Hakata Station – Flavors of Kyushu – Genkai Chirashi; “Yufuin No Mori” Train Vendor – Yufuin No Mori Bento
• Chapter 11 — Nagasaki Station – Shippoku Bento Boiled Fish Rice; Sasebo Station – Hirato Nanban Ago Rice
• Chapter 10 — Kumamoto Station – Tonosama Bento; Tosu Station – Shaomai Bento
• Chapter 9 — Hitoyoshi Station – Kuri Rice; Shin-Yatsushiro Station – Ayuyasandai
• Chapter 8 — Kareigawa Station – Karei River of the One Hundred Year Journey Story
• Chapter 7 — Miyazaki Station – Shiitake Rice; Miyakonojo Station – Kashiwa Rice Kagoshima; Chuo Station – Tonkotsu Bento
• Chapter 6 — Nobeoka Station – Ayu Sushi
• Chapter 5 — Oita Station – Bungo Saba Zushi
• Chapter 4 — Moji Station – Mentaiko Bento
• Chapter 3 — Tokuyama Station – Anago Rice; Shimonoseki Station – Fuku Sushi
• Chapter 2 — Yokohama Station – Shiumai Bento
• Chapter 1 — Tokyo Station – Kiwametsuki Bento