I went to the largest Ekiben tournament in Japan

A dispatch from the Keio Department Store's 60th annual ekiben tournament, the world championships of train station boxed lunches.

TOKYO, JAPAN — Every year there’s a moment when my finger hovers dangerously close to the button that buys flights to attend the Keio Department’s annual ekiben tournament in Tokyo, Japan.

Ekiben are themed boxed lunches featuring regional cuisines and cultures sold around Japanese train stations. And the tournament, which marks its 60th anniversary thi…