There are also other theories on where and when the first Ekiben was sold, such as that it was sold at Osaka Station in around 1877, at Kobe Station in Hyogo Prefecture in the same year, at Tsuruga Station in 1882, at Ueno Station in 1883, and so on.
他に1877年頃大阪駅説、同年神戸駅(兵庫県)説、1882年敦賀駅説、1883年上野駅説などがある。