How about a holiday together during Golden Week?
How about a holiday together during Golden Week?

The popularity rankings of "lunch boxes" and "sweets" sold at "GRANSTA" on the first basement floor of JR Tokyo Station have been announced. How about a souvenir for your homecoming or a holiday companion during Golden Week?

◆ Popular bento [TOP5]


1st place: Spanish Bejota Iberico Pork Heavy (Esion) * Shop name in parentheses

Popular person who sells more than 400 pieces a day
Popular person who sells more than 400 pieces a day

Pig weight using only "Bejota" grown by eating acorns, which is said to be the "highest peak" of Spanish Iberian pigs. It's the number one lunch box sold at Gransta for eight consecutive years (!).

Iberian pork is characterized by its smooth fat and sweet and spicy seasoning that goes well with rice. The taste changes when you add mustard, so you can enjoy it without getting tired. The price is 1,100 yen.

2nd place: Uenigiri (Tsukiji Wakatake)

Authentic sushi at a reasonable price!
Authentic sushi at a reasonable price!

An assortment of nigiri sushi made with fresh ingredients sent directly from Tsukiji. It is said that the craftsmen will finish it while demonstrating in the kitchen attached to the sales floor.

5 pieces of tuna, including 2 pieces of medium fatty tuna, and 10 pieces of popular ingredients such as salmon roe, salmon, and omelet with omelet. However, the ingredients may change depending on the purchasing situation. The price is 1,550 yen.

3rd place: Thick-sliced core tan lunch (Date no Ushitan Honpo)

Iron plate combo of barley rice and beef tongue!
Iron plate combo of barley rice and beef tongue!

A luxurious bento with 8 pieces of beef tongue with a crisp texture on top of barley rice. Thick slices of "core tongue", which is the softest part of beef tongue, are used.

The beef tongue, which is savoryly baked while demonstrating in the kitchen at the back of the sales floor, is said to be finished with a simple salty taste so that you can enjoy the original taste of the ingredients. The price is 1,510 yen.

4th place: Loin steak weight (Asakusa Teppantei)

Limited taste that can only be bought at Gransta
Limited taste that can only be bought at Gransta

GRANSTA's limited teppanyaki bento specialty store "Asakusa Teppanyaki" produced by the famous sukiyaki restaurant "Imahan Asakusa" is said to be the most popular bento box. Medium rare Japanese black beef steak is brilliantly placed on rice.

It is seasoned with a light sauce so that you can feel the taste of the meat. The price is 1,295 yen.

5th place: Beef lunch (Imahan Asakusa)

This half of "Sukiyaki" is a lunch box
This half of "Sukiyaki" is a lunch box

A classic bento box from the famous sukiyaki restaurant "Imahan Asakusa", which was founded in the 28th year of the Meiji era. The Japanese black beef, which is carefully finished under the secret warishita, is placed on top of it so that you can't see the rice. The price is 1,295 yen.

◆ Popular sweets [TOP5]


1st place: Silver grape chocolate sand [almond] (marshmallow elegance)

It seems that it sold more than 4.5 million pieces in one year
It seems that it sold more than 4.5 million pieces in one year

An original chocolate dough with a rich yet light texture, sandwiched with melted chocolate. A heart pattern is drawn on the fabric, giving it a slightly luxurious finish.

There are two types, "BROWN" with milk chocolate sandwiched and "WHITE" with white chocolate sandwiched. This item is limited to Gransta. The price starts from 712 yen for 8 pieces.

2nd place: Limited to Tokyo Station This month's waffle set of 10 (waffle cake shop Yale L)

Colorful and gorgeous!
Colorful and gorgeous!

Ale L's signature product with cream sandwiched between fluffy waffles. It is a set of 10 with 2 types limited to Tokyo Station, 3 types for a limited time, and 5 types that are standard. The price is 1,134 yen.

The May lineup includes "Orange" and "Wooden Strawberry" for a limited time at Tokyo Station, "Tamba Black Kinako", "Naruto Kintoki Cheesecake" and "Kyoto Kaori" for a limited time, and "Plain", "Matcha", "Strawberry" and "Strawberry" for a limited time. "Chocolate" and "Maple". The package design also changes depending on the season.

3rd place: Karinto 3 box (Nihonbashi Nishiki Toyorin)

As a souvenir for those who like Japanese sweets
As a souvenir for those who like Japanese sweets

Assortment of 9 standard products from Karinto specialty stores and limited-time products that you can select according to your taste. Various flavors such as "Vegetables" and "Murasakiimo" are available, including the most popular "Kinpira burdock".

The price starts from 1,130 yen. It depends on the combination.

4th place: Tokyo Gianduja Choco Pie (Caffarel)

It seems that about 1 million pieces were sold in 2015
It seems that about 1 million pieces were sold in 2015

A chocolate pie that uses the cream of "Gianduja Chocolate", which is proud of the long-established chocolate brand "Caffarel" in Turin, Italy. You can enjoy the rich and rich flavor of hazelnuts and the crispy texture. Prices start at 648 yen for 4 pieces.

5th place: Mame Daifuku (Ginza Kanraku)

I want to buy it for myself
I want to buy it for myself

Mame Daifuku is made by wrapping red bean paste made from azuki beans from Rusutsu, Hokkaido, with mochi made from Miyagi prefecture's "Miyakogane". It is a signboard product of Kanra that craftsmen carefully make. The soft texture is popular. The price is 206 yen per piece.