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JR-East Cross Station Foods Company has installed an “Ekiben vending machine” inside the ticket gates at JR East Odawara Station in Japan, starting from March 26.
This is the first installation inside JR East station premises excluding station buildings, allowing passengers to purchase ekiben (station lunchboxes) even when sales staff are not present. Around 15 types of lunchboxes are available, including “Chicken Bento,” “Fukagawa-meshi,” “Ofunaken Pressed Horse Mackerel Sushi,” and “Small Pressed Horse Mackerel Sushi.”
Business hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and sales end when items are sold out. Payment can be made only with public transportation IC cards.