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“KONBINI” BENTO

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Konbini” is the abbreviation used in Japan as a corruption of the English “convenient store”.  Konbini stores such as Seven-Eleven, Lawson and Family Mart are extremely popular among consumers of all walks of life in Japan.  Today there are over 48,000 stores scattered across the country.  They are everywhere! 

I bought this bento at a Kiosk at Tokyo Station

I bought this bento at a Kiosk at Tokyo Station

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