Ekiben are the best way to start and end your trip! Sendai

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Obento no KOBAYASHI SENDAI
At the beginning of your journey, you will be excited to eat ekiben on the train.
At the end of the trip, you can enjoy the ekiben on the train while soaking up the memories of your trip.
At the end of a trip, we eat ekiben on the train, immersed in the memories of our trip.
Ekiben is a magic box that is always by our side to fill our stomachs and hearts.

Founded in 1920! Obento no Kobayashi

Obento no Kobayashi is a long-established obento shop that is well-known to Sendai residents, with the composer and TV personality Asei Kobayashi as its image character.
It is said that the first beef tongue bento to appear at Sendai Station was a heated beef tongue bento made by Obento no Kobayashi. I remember how impressed I was to be able to eat a warm ekiben when the "Beef tongue bento" was first introduced, which warmed up when the string was pulled! I remember how impressed I was when the "Beef tongue bento," which heated up when the string was pulled, went on sale. The beef tongue bento from "Obento no Kobayashi" spread Sendai's beef tongue all over Japan on the Shinkansen bullet train.
Ami-yaki Beef Tongue Bento <heating system to pull the string>.
Hot beef tongue bento

Recommended by JR East Travel Service Center Sendai!

The staff of JR East Travel Service Center Sendai recommends the delicious ekiben of "Obento no Kobayashi".
Please find your favorite.

Date Busyoutai Bento

This ekiben is a collaboration with the Date Busyoutai, a hospitality group based in the ruins of Sendai Castle that conveys the charm and history of Sendai with Lord Date Masamune at its center.
The main rice dish is harako-meshi! Sendai miso beef tongue is soft and chewy and goes well with both rice and sake. Shiroishi Onmen, a specialty of Miyagi Prefecture, is served as carpaccio! It has a refreshing taste. The fluffy and elastic sasa-kamaboko (bamboo grass kamaboko) is also very satisfying.
The dish is packed with local specialties of Sendai and Miyagi, which were ruled by the Date family! It also comes with a bookmark featuring the "Date Busyoutai" (Date Warriors).
Date Busyoutai Bento
Packed with Sendai and Miyagi specialties!

Musubi Maru Bento

The "Miyagi Prefecture Tourism PR Character Musubi Maru Bento" with its impressive Tanabata decoration and Musubi Maru.
When you open the lid, you will meet the eyes of the dull-eyed Musubi Maru. It is very painful to eat such a cute Musubi Maru, but it matches perfectly with the seasoning of red radish, pickled long eggplant, and simmered vegetables, and I ate it right afterwards.
The harako-meshi (harako rice), a delicacy of Miyagi Prefecture, is also included in this dish to satisfy your hunger!
Why not make this fun to look at and delicious to eat bento a part of your trip?
Musubi Maru Bento
Too good to eat!

Harakomeshi with silver salmon

Harakomeshi is Miyagi's signature dish!
This harakomeshi is made from silver salmon, so it is fatty, tender, and really delicious. It also contains a lot of salmon roe and is very satisfying! Both the silver salmon and the rice are well seasoned and have a gentle flavor that is easy to eat for men and women of all ages.
Harakomeshi with silver salmon
Filled with salmon roe!

Date's oyster rice from Miyagi Prefecture

Like the beef tongue bento, this oyster bento warms up when you pull the string, so you can enjoy hot rice and oysters after waiting 7 minutes! The rich oyster on top of the seasoned rice makes this a luxurious bento. The oysters are boiled, so the flavor is concentrated and the food is very satisfying. The seasoning makes it easy to eat even for those who do not like raw or grilled oysters.
It is also a great match for Miyagi's local sake.
*Obento no Kobayashi Espal Sendai is closed during the summer.
Miyagi Prefecture Date Oyster Rice
Large mouth-watering oysters!

Seared Beef Tongue and A5 Sendai Beef Bento

When you open the lid of the bento, you will see five thick slices of beef tongue. It is delicious as soon as you see it! I felt it immediately. Taking a bite of the beef tongue, you will find that it is thick, yet tender and very satisfying. The beef tongue alone is enough to satisfy you, but behind the beef tongue is the king of Sendai beef! It is so tender that it melts in your mouth, making it a truly luxurious bento. It tastes even better if you warm it up a little in the microwave.
Seared Beef Tongue and A5 Sendai Beef Bento
Thick Beef Tongue and Tender Sendai Beef!
Obento no Kobayashi offers not only ekiben to accompany travelers on their journeys, but also many other services that are close to the local community.
They support local producers by using local ingredients and focusing on local production for local consumption. They also deliver within the city and offer a variety of bentos for different purposes in addition to ekiben. (*Please inquire for details.)
And at the East Building of S-PAL, directly connected to Sendai Station, daily boxed lunches are sold to satisfy the stomachs of those who work at Sendai Station. At Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi, we continue to take on new challenges, such as selling bento in collaboration with the players of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
When you come to Sendai, please try the delicious ekiben from Obento no Kobayashi. Local residents can also enjoy the feeling of traveling with an ekiben once in a while. There are so many more ekiben available that we can't introduce all of them, including ekiben that are only available for a limited time, so be sure to check out the ekiben shop at Sendai Station or visit the official website.
Obento no Kobayashi-official website
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