Bento on train

I would like to ask about having luch on local train

Between Nara and Kyoto, Can I have lunch (BEnto) on train?

Thank you for your time
Nancy

at least in Tokyo, eating on the train is looked down on, but it doesn't mean that it doesn't happen. I've seen a girl eat Oden of all things (a soupy dish with various items in it) on the train... she got big stares from the older people. I think eating something like onigiri is fine.

I don't think eating bento on train is frowned upon if it is long distance trip.
Also Eki-ben (station bento) is bit of a local specialty thing, bento sold at rail stations try to be unique by using local produce and regional recipe. And I don't think you're expected to wait till you get back to hotel to eat eki-ben; I'd eat it in the train so long as there is plenty of time to do so.

This has been discussed many times! this why there is a search window = to find old posts on any given subject..anyway the consensus was that it is OK to eat in long distance trains where seats face forward and there is usually a small table in front of each seat. there is also a lady going around and selling food in these trains. Eating in short distance/ commuter trains where the seats look like a long bench on each side, facing one another, is not OK. A good reason for not eating in these trains is because there is a risk of spilling food on passengers standing in front of you and during rush hours they are very crowded.

The rapid trains between Kyoto and Nara are basically commuter trains. I personally would refrain from eating on them unless they are empty and not many people sit in the proximity. Even if I were eating, I would limit myself to "easy to eat" food, such as an onigiri or sandwich, as supposed to a bento for which you need chopsticks.