Konbini Oden: How to Order, Ingredients and Prices

From autumn into winter, many convenience stores in Japan put a square pot next to the register. Inside, you’ll see daikon radish, eggs and other ingredients simmering in broth. This is oden.

At a konbini (convenience store), you can buy oden one piece at a time and choose exactly what you want. But it’s hard to know what each item is, how to order, or whether the broth has meat in it. In this article, we explain how to order konbini oden, the names of common ingredients, prices at three major chains, and what’s in the broth, based on each chain’s official information.

This article is based on information as of October 27, 2026. Items and prices vary by region and store. Please check each chain’s official website or ask in the store before you buy.

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1. What Is Konbini Oden? The Quick Answers

Here are answers to the most common questions.

You’ll find details and sources in each section.

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2. How to Order Konbini Oden

7-Eleven calls the oden sold from the pot “register counter oden.” If you’re not sure how to buy it, just tell the staff at the register “Oden o kudasai” (oden, please).

Ordering step by step

1. Look in the pot and choose your items: The item names and prices are sometimes written near the pot or on the dividers. If you can’t read them, it’s fine to point
2. At the register, say “Oden o kudasai”: Put anything else you’re buying on the counter too
3. Say which items and how many: For example, “Daikon o hitotsu to, tamago o hitotsu kudasai” (one daikon and one egg, please)
4. Pay and take your oden: The container is hot, so hold it carefully

Japanese phrases for the register

The table in Section 3 lists ingredient names. You can also show it on your phone when you order.

No pot? Try cup oden

Besides the oden pot at the register, some stores sell oden in a cup. For example, 7-Eleven sells “Seven Premium Oden (cup).” In its October 2026 sale announcement, the standard price was 370 yen (399.60 yen including tax).

For other konbini food and tips on using a convenience store for the first time, see our konbini guide. For paying without cash, see our guide to PayPay and Suica.

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(Source: 7-Eleven "All oden 10% off" sale (PR TIMES) (Japanese))

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3. Common Oden Ingredients and What They Are

Here are the items you often see at konbini oden, using FamilyMart’s lineup as an example. “Allergen labeling” shows which of the 28 allergens that FamilyMart publishes are in each item.

FamilyMart’s daikon is also labeled with chicken and pork. Even items that look like vegetables can be labeled with meat, so check the official table if this matters to you.

At FamilyMart too, some items, like hanpen and gobomaki, aren’t sold in some regions.

Items that contain meat

Some items don’t look like meat. If you don’t eat meat, watch out for these:

• Beef tendon (gyusuji): This is beef. All three chains (7-Eleven, Lawson and FamilyMart) sell it
• Sausage: The main ingredient of FamilyMart’s coarse-ground sausage is pork. Lawson’s coarse-ground sausage is also made with pork. 7-Eleven’s sausage roll (uinnaa maki) is also labeled with pork
• Sausage roll (uinnaa maki): Lawson’s sausage roll is labeled with chicken and pork, and it also contains fish paste
• Cabbage roll (roru kyabetsu): Lawson’s cabbage roll is ground chicken wrapped in cabbage. Its allergen labeling also lists pork (went on sale on October 28, 2026; release dates may differ by store)
• Chicken meatball (tori tsukune): 7-Eleven’s “chicken tsukune skewer with cartilage” is chicken
• Ganmo: 7-Eleven’s “colorful ganmo with five ingredients” looks like vegetables and tofu, but its allergen labeling lists chicken

Regional items

Some items are sold only in certain regions. Lawson sells “Okinawa-style tebichi” (pig’s feet) and “Okinawa-style soki” (pork ribs) only at stores in Okinawa. 7-Eleven has been rolling out “pork cartilage” (buta nankotsu) at stores in Miyazaki and Kagoshima Prefectures since October 27, 2026.

(Sources: FamilyMart "Oden allergens and nutrition" / Lawson "Oden" / Lawson "Sausage roll" / Lawson "Cabbage roll" / Lawson "Coarse-ground sausage" / 7-Eleven "Oden" / FamilyMart "Oden" (Japanese))

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4. Comparing Prices at Three Convenience Stores

Here are prices for popular items, from each chain’s official information. All prices include tax.

7-Eleven and FamilyMart show tax-included prices at the takeout tax rate (8%). 7-Eleven’s prices have decimals because they show the pre-tax price (121 yen for daikon) with 8% consumption tax added. 7-Eleven says prices may differ by store, and FamilyMart says they may differ by region.

If you buy one daikon, one egg and one konnyaku, the total including tax is 411.48 yen at 7-Eleven (7-Eleven says amounts under 1 yen are rounded down at the register, so you pay 411 yen), 460 yen at Lawson and 440 yen at FamilyMart.

Items differ by store

All three chains say some items aren’t available in some regions or stores.

• 7-Eleven: Some stores don’t carry some items. Even within a sales region, an item may not be on sale yet
• Lawson: Natural Lawson stores don’t carry the items on Lawson’s website (except the Okinawa-only items). The shirataki item differs by region
• FamilyMart: Some regions and stores don’t carry some items

(Sources: 7-Eleven "All oden 10% off" sale (PR TIMES) / 7-Eleven "Oden" / Lawson "Oden" / FamilyMart "Oden" (Japanese))

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5. Is There Meat in the Broth? For Vegetarian and Halal Diets

At all three chains, the oden broth (tsuyu) contains chicken. Here is the allergen labeling for the broth on each chain’s official website.

7-Eleven adds a different dashi in each region. For example, Kanto uses kombu (kelp), and Kyushu/Okinawa uses ago (flying fish).

Even vegetable items are cooked in broth with meat

7-Eleven and FamilyMart state that in stores, items are cooked together with other items in the same oden broth. So even if you choose vegetable items like daikon or konnyaku, they’ve been simmered in broth that contains meat and fish.

If you follow a vegetarian or halal diet, it’s safest to skip the oden from the register pot. For how to choose food when eating out without meat or fish, see our vegetarian and vegan dining guide.

If you have food allergies

7-Eleven says the allergen information on its website is for the ingredients before cooking in the store. 7-Eleven and FamilyMart both ask customers to also check the allergen information for the broth and the other items.

7-Eleven’s allergy notice says, “If you have any food allergies, please refrain from ordering oden.” If you have food allergies, check both the item and the broth in the official tables. If you’re unsure, it’s safest not to eat it.

(Sources: 7-Eleven "All oden 10% off" sale (PR TIMES) / 7-Eleven "Oden broth" / 7-Eleven "Allergen and nutrition information" / Lawson "Daikon" / FamilyMart "Oden allergens and nutrition" (Japanese))

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6. When Is Konbini Oden Sold?

As of October 2026, all three chains list oden items on their official websites.

• 7-Eleven: Held a 10% off sale on all oden from October 16 to 20
• Lawson: Its cabbage roll went on sale on October 28, 2026 (release dates may differ by store)
• FamilyMart: Lists 12 oden items on its website

None of the three chains say on their websites when oden sales end. Lawson says sales may end without notice in some regions. To find out whether a store near you sells it, look near the register or ask the staff, “Oden wa arimasu ka?” (Do you have oden?).

Some stores don’t have a pot

All three chains say some items aren’t available in some regions or stores. If your nearest store doesn’t have an oden pot, try another store or look for the cup oden we mentioned in Section 2.

(Sources: 7-Eleven "All oden 10% off" sale (PR TIMES) / Lawson "Oden" / Lawson "Cabbage roll" / Lawson "Coarse-ground sausage" / FamilyMart "Oden" (Japanese))

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7. FAQ

Q. Can I buy oden if I don’t speak much Japanese?

Yes. Point at the item in the pot and say “Kore o hitotsu kudasai” (one of these, please). You can also show the phrase table in Section 2 or the ingredient names in Section 3 on your phone.

Q. Do I take the oden from the pot myself?

None of the three chains explain this on their websites. If you’re not sure, just ask the staff at the register, “Oden o kaitai desu” (I’d like to buy some oden).

Q. Can I get mustard?

FamilyMart’s allergen table lists Japanese mustard (karashi), yuzu kosho and miso sauce as oden condiments. If you’d like some, say “Karashi o kudasai” at the register. What’s available varies by store.

Q. I don’t eat meat. Can I eat oden?

At all three chains, the broth contains chicken. 7-Eleven and FamilyMart state that items are cooked together with other items in the same broth (Section 5). Even vegetable items are simmered in broth with meat, so oden isn’t a good choice if you don’t eat meat.

Q. Which items should I try first?

For your first time, items you can recognize, like daikon and egg, are a safe choice. All three chains sell both, and they cost about 130 to 160 yen each, including tax (Section 4).

(Sources: FamilyMart "Oden allergens and nutrition" / 7-Eleven "Oden" / Lawson "Oden" (Japanese))

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Summary

• ✅ To buy konbini oden, tell the staff at the register which items you want and how many. Pointing and saying “Kore o hitotsu kudasai” works too
• ✅ Daikon and eggs cost about 130 to 160 yen each, including tax. Prices and items vary by store and region
• ✅ At all three chains, the broth contains chicken. 7-Eleven and FamilyMart cook vegetable items in the same broth, so if you don’t eat meat, it’s safest to skip it
• ✅ If you have allergies, check the labeling for both the item and the broth on the official website
• ✅ The chains don’t say when sales end. Check at your local store

On a cold day, take a look at the pot by the register next time you stop at a konbini. For more on ordering when eating out in Japan, see our izakaya guide and ramen guide.

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