Fabulous bento lunches can be obtained from the basement
food court departments of most major
Japanese department stores.
The best bento will contain an utterly fresh and interesting assortment of foodstuffs, including rice, meat, pickles, fish, and vegetables.
Buying dept store bentos is one of the ways a vistor can cut the cost of staying in Japan. In fact, some dept stores even provide refrigerated lockers for a couple of hundred yen, so that you can buy your dinner at lunch time and collect later in the day.