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June 19, 2026 · Taiwan Railway Bento Festival

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Tiě lù biàn dāng jié kāi zhǎn : lǎo wèi dào yǔ chuàng xīn tóng tái

Railway Bento Festival Opens: Tradition and Innovation Share the Stage

便658dì shí yī jiè tiě lù biàn dàng jié zài jīn nián fēn bié yú gāo xióng yǔ tái běi dēng chǎng , tái běi zhǔ huì chǎng zài tái běi chē zhàn cóng 6月5日 dào 8日 wéi qī sì tiān 。The 11th Railway Bento Festival took place this year separately in Kaohsiung and Taipei; the Taipei main venue was at Taipei Station from June 5 to 8 for four days.6480便zhǔ bàn dān wèi biǎo shì , tái běi chǎng huì jí 64 jiā cān zhǎn dān wèi , xiàn chǎng chāo guò 80 kuǎn biàn dàng gōng yìng , chuàng xià huó dòng guī mó xīn gāo 。The organizers said the Taipei event gathered 64 exhibitors, with over 80 bento varieties on site, setting a new record for event scale.

60zhǔ bàn fāng gū jì tái běi yǔ gāo xióng liǎng chǎng hé jì cān guān rén cì jiāng tū pò yuē 60 wàn rén cì , xiàn chǎng jiāo yì jīn é chāo guò xīn tái bì wǔ qiān wàn yuán 。The organizers estimate that Taipei and Kaohsiung will have a combined attendance exceeding about 600,000 people, with on-site transaction amounts over NT$50 million.便7991,100huó dòng zhōng yǒu shù kuǎn xiàn liàng gāo jià biàn dàng , dìng jià duō zài qī bǎi jiǔ shí jiǔ zhì yī qiān yiǎo yuán zhī jiān ;During the event there were several limited high-priced bentos, mostly priced between 799 and 1,100 yuan;999qí zhōng jiǔ jiǔ jiǔ yuán de táo cí huò gāng hé zǔ hé , nèi hán mán yú 、 lóng hǔ shí bān yǔ shēng shí jí gān bèi děng gāo dàng shí cái , chéng wéi qiǎng shǒu pǐn xiàng 。Among them, the 999-yuan ceramic or steel box sets, containing high-end ingredients like eel, longhu grouper and sashimi-grade scallops, became hot items.

gāo xióng chǎng céng chū xiàn rè qíng pái duì xiàn xiàng , yǒu mín zhòng qīng chén sān diǎn jiù dào chǎng pái duì děng hòu xiàn liàng shāng pǐn 。At the Kaohsiung venue there were enthusiastic queues; some people arrived as early as 3 a.m. to line up for limited items.便jīn nián yì yǒu guó wài cān zhǎn zhě yǔ rì běn tiě lù yè zhě cān yù , yǐn rù rì shì tè sè biàn dàng 。This year there were also foreign exhibitors and Japanese railway companies participating, bringing Japanese-style specialty bentos.便广便tái tiě yǐ 「 biàn dàng lǚ chéng xīn shí dài 」 wéi zhǔ tí , qiáng diào chuán tǒng wén huà yǔ chuàng xīn 、 yǒng xù de jié hé , bìng zhì cǐ tuī guǎng tiě dào zī chǎn huó huà 、 tiě dào guān guāng yǔ jí jiāng yú fèng shān kāi mù de biàn dàng tǐ yàn guǎn 。TRA used the theme 'Bento Journey, a New Food Era', emphasizing the combination of traditional culture with innovation and sustainability, and promoting railway asset revitalization, railway tourism and the soon-to-open bento experience center in Fengshan.怀méi tǐ yǔ shè qū duì xiàn liàng bāo zhuāng yǔ xiāo shòu zhuàng kuàng chí xù guān zhù , huó dòng jiān jù měi shí xī yǐn yǔ huái jiù qíng gǎn 。Media and communities continue to follow the limited packaging and sales situation; the event combines culinary appeal with nostalgic sentiment.

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