Four new products are now available in the "Dora (Dragon) Bento" series!

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March 18, 2008
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Nex-area Company Limited

NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Shigejiro Yagi), the sixth series of “Dora (Dairaku) Bento” series was released, “Nikko Hyakumonozen Sento Samurai Procession”. From March 20th (Thurs./holiday) to "Shinnin Mushagyoretsu", "Shokusaiirokoku" and "Mt. Two items of "bento" will be sold from Saturday, March 29th, and "Toyako Moshiri lunch" will be sold from Saturday, April 5th.

With its first appearance in Hokkaido and the 4 items that will be sold this time, "Dora Bento" will be lined up in each region of Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto and Shinetsu. Enjoy the ever-expanding series of "Dorabento" series.

The sale of "Dora Bento" is a part of "Hanazukuri" that aims to create unique service areas and parking areas (individualization) according to local characteristics and location conditions.

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[Concept of "Dora (Doraku) Bento"]

  • Uses local specialty products and ingredients
  • Reasonable price from 500 yen to 1,000 yen
  • drive( road ) Together with easy Close

Shinobu Kobayashi, an active travel journalist, supervises and recommends these three concepts.

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[Kobayashi Shinobu's profile]

  • Born in Chiba prefecture, travel journalist, ekiben enthusiast
  • Spend more than 150 days a year on a journey, consuming over 4,000 ekiben
  • He has been widely used as a bento expert, including books such as "Knowing, eating, and choosing "ekiben" (JTB publishing), "Nippon Ekiben Daizen" (Bungei Shunju), and selecting Nikkei Shimbun rankings.

"Dora bento" on sale is "DraPla" (http://www.driveplaza.com)Please refer to the.

"Nikko Hyakubutsu Sensen Musha Procession"

Tochigi, such as Kirifuri Kogen Pork and Nikko Yuba, is named after the traditional event "Nikko Hyakubutsu Sensen Musha Parade" that is performed twice a year in spring and autumn to recreate the procession of the relic of Tokugawa Ieyasu. It is a lunch box with plenty of various ingredients from the prefecture.
Under the supervision of Mr. Shinobu Kobayashi, it was finished as a lively "dora bento" that was plentiful to eat.

Photograph of "Nikko Hyakubutsusen Sennin Samurai Procession"

·Selling price
800 yen (tax included)

・Sales location
Tohoku Expressway
Sano SA (upper and lower lines) [Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture]
Kamikochi SA (upper and lower lines) [Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture]

・Sales start date
March 20, 2008 (Thursday/Holiday)

・Contents of bento

  • Kirifuri Kogen pork spicy miso grill (from Tochigi)
  • Chicken cutlet (from Tochigi, Gunma)
  • Nikko yuba stew (from Tochigi)
  • Burdock and dried gourd (from Tochigi)
  • Simmered konjac (from Kanuma)
  • Nikko strengthening (Koshihikari and sticky rice from Chikusei)
  • Sakura rice (Koshihikari from Chikusei)
  • Homemade pickles
  • Special Japanese sweets (Kashiwaya, a long-established store of Utsunomiya Japanese sweets)

[Comment from Shinobu Kobayashi]
Delicious Tochigi made by a long-established manufacturer. Both the side dish and the rice are ready to eat and eat.

  • Due to the limited quantity, we will stop selling the same day as soon as it is gone.
  • Kamikochi SA (upper and lower) is sold only on weekends and holidays.

"Food Color Record"

A lunch box that uses ingredients from Ibaraki Prefecture, such as "Amejo no Satogyu," which was named after the eel conger that was landed at Hiragata Port in Kitaibaraki Hiragata Port and was named after the writer Noguchi Umejo, who is associated with Kita Ibaraki. The naming was similar to the "Food and Vegetables Book" of the Mito domain culinary notebook, and the package imaged the notebook.
Under the supervision of Mr. Shinobu Kobayashi, I finished it into an emotional "Dora bento" along with a hanging paper with the image of a Japanese book.

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·Selling price
1,000 yen (tax included)

・Sales location
Joban Expressway Moriya SA (upper and lower lines) [Moriya City, Ibaraki Prefecture]

・Sales start date
Saturday, March 29, 2008

・Contents of bento

  • Confucius eel (Konhibari Hiragata Port Confucius and Koshihikari from Ibaraki)
  • "Amejo no Sato Beef" Yakiniku (from Kitaibaraki)
  • Salmon lees pickled (using Mito sake lees)
  • Local vegetable stew (Ibaraki product)
  • Pumpkin Kintoki (Ibaraki Pumpkin)
  • Turnip purple nishikime (Mito City)

[Comment from Shinobu Kobayashi]
This is a rare book-shaped bento.
Let's think about the old days of Edo while chewing on the lightly cooked conger eel.

  • Due to the limited quantity, we will stop selling the same day as soon as it is gone.

"Mt. Kasuteki's "Tage every month" bento"

The moon reflected on the terraced rice fields in the Obasute district of Shinshu Chikuma city is known as "the moon of every field" and is known as a famous spot for the moon. Named after this "Tage every month", the boxed rice terraces are boxes that have Shinshu Oyaki, Shinshu salmon, and other ingredients originating in Shinshu.
Under the supervision of Mr. Shinobu Kobayashi, I finished the "dora bento" with a gorgeous appearance and the simple taste of Shinshu.

Photograph of "Tabetsu no Tsuki" bento lunch box at Mt.

·Selling price
900 yen (tax included)

・Sales location
Nagano Expressway Sadashi SA (vertical line) [Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture]

・Sales start date
Saturday, March 29, 2008

・Contents of bento

  • Shinshu Oyaki (from Nagano)
  • Chestnut rice cake, wild vegetable rice cake
  • Sesame seed rice, crispy plum
  • Shinshu salmon miso pickles grilled (from Nagano)
  • Teriyaki Matsushiro Fukumi chicken (from Nagano)
  • Shinshu Eringi Fry (from Nagano)
  • Small sweet potato
  • Boiled egg (from Nagano)
  • Pickled plums with plum vinegar (from Nagano), pickled Nozawana (from Nagano), pickled apricot syrup

[Comment from Shinobu Kobayashi]
A gorgeous bento box filled with round and delicious "moons". Enjoy the simple taste of Shinshu.

  • Due to limited quantity on weekends and holidays, we will stop selling for the same day as soon as it is exhausted.

"Lake Toya Moshiri Bento"-Lingshan Flowering (Rinshan Kaihou)-

Usuyama, Showa Shinzan, Uchiura Bay, Mt.
Under the supervision of Mr. Shinobu Kobayashi, the "Dora Bento" was packed with the good foods of Lake Toya, Mt. Usu, and Uchiura Bay.

* “Moshiri” means the grace of the earth in Ainu.

Photo of Lake Toya Moshiri Bento

·Selling price
1,000 yen (tax included)

・Sales location
Doo Do Usuyama SA (upper and lower lines) [Date City, Hokkaido]

・Sales start date
Saturday, April 5, 2008

・Contents of bento

  • Shimeji (from Otaki)
  • Pickled Nagaimo (Otaki)
  • "Ito" tempura and grilled fish (from Date)
  • Scallop fry (from Uchiura Bay)
  • How much (Hokkaido)
  • Yakitori (from Muroran)
  • Smoked egg (Sobane)
  • Potato salad (Yotei)
  • Squid rice (from Southern Hokkaido)

[Comment from Shinobu Kobayashi]
It is a self-confidence product with 120% satisfaction, with salmon roe, squid, scallops, mushrooms, and more from Lake Toya, Mt. Usu, and Uchiura Bay.

  • Due to limited quantity on weekends and holidays, we will stop selling for the same day as soon as it is exhausted.