Train travel in Japan is a fun part of holidays. We enjoy eating and drinking while on the shinkansen.

We did our routine of picking a bentō at #EkibenyaMatsuri.

One of Tokyo’s famous coffee ☕️ shops, Sarutahiko Coffee, has a branch near one of the shinkansen entrances. It’s a popular shop and may have a queue.

If you want a snack for the train ride I love the steamed nikuman pork buns at @paopao_official_staffblog.

Be sure to get some drinks from the vending machines. @hasegawa_sake has a big selection of beer, small bottles of sake, and sake-friendly snacks for the train ride. Be sure to ask for a small plastic cup.🥰

We tried the fruits sando for dessert. All of these are sold inside Tokyo Station, so allow extra time before departing to shop.

While changing trains in Sendai we discovered this awesome snack at the convenience store New Days.

There are trash cans on the train for discarding your garbage. I hope you can experience train travel with food and drinks.

We were lucky that there was cart service on our train for drinks and light bites, but it has stopped on some lines. You can inquire when purchasing your tickets if the service is available.

If you’ll be in Japan for a long time consider carrying chopsticks 🥢 in a case. The food tastes better with nice chopsticks than with disposable. I also travel with a guinomi sake cup.