 For those in a hurry who have to spend their lunch time aboard the shinkansen, there is also the bento ekiben which, as its name suggests, is on sale in the stations of the Archipelago.Bento is also present in more solemn moments, even on the Japanese New Year's table for example.Then called osechi, it comes in two or three levels and contains dishes - expensive, even very expensive - that can only be eaten at this high point of the Japanese calendar.