2026 Japan: Lunches

 Due to our overall change in venue, lunch became a rather variable meal spanning the gamut from day to day.

Below are the the results of a combi-ni (Convenience Store Run).  Cost was about $6.00.

Meiji Black Chocolate.  I have no idea if it is available here, but it is a treat when I go.

Even though we do not have the same lobby, I can still get my beloved energy drinks.  Cost is 140 Y or about $1.

One of the venues had an included lunch:  Bento box, rice, soup, and some sides.

"Indonesian Rice" from a cafe next to one of the training facilities. Not sure what makes ground chicken and a soft boiled egg Indonesian, but it was pretty good.

Protein bar and Milky Tea.  Lunch of champions.  As a side note, 30 grams of protein in a bar is pretty impressive.

Lunch from our day at the Kobudo Kyokai Taikai:  Bun and a Schwepps. 700 Yen, or $4.5.

(The Schwepps was melon flavoured.  I do not recommend.)

One bun was not enough.

Ehomaki, a sort of fat sushi roll.  Procured from the grocery store beneath our hotel. Made fresh daily.  Again, about $4.50.

Fish and rice.  A little over 800 Yen, or $5./

Another day of a set meal.

Late lunch from our tourist day:

Early snack lunch at the Meiji Shrine:  Coffee latte and a spinach/cheese pastry.

The chaser, a Bento box.  Again, cost was about $5 (not including the hot Vitamin C drink seen below, which was another $1).

Bottom line:  You can eat very in Tokyo, a major metropolitan area, for a pretty reasonable fee if you are willing to eat like a resident, not a tourist.