[Candide]

Been going back thro the archives and got to page 346, June 2013.  Mention there of Tokyo bekana as an alternative to lettuce.  Doesn't seem to have cropped ( heh heh ) up since.
Wondered if it was worth it?  New shoot and MoS sowed it then

[mumofstig]

I can't remember tbh - it obviously wasn't something that impressed me as I don't grow it now 
Sorry that's not much help 

[New shoot]

I haven’t seen it for sale recently, but it isn’t something I sought out after my seed pack ran out.

As I remember it was OK but I tend to buy seeds for the oriental greens family on whatever website I am doing a main seed order on, so the ones I grow vary year by year.  Most are the kinds for stir-fry, but I did grow Chinese Violet Cress for salad leaves last winter and that was good.  I also like the Sarah Raven autumn and winter salad leaf mix.  Both were grown in pots over winter in the unheated greenhouse and lasted until early March.

For summer I usually go for proper lettuces and plant them out on the plot.  Most oriental greens or salad leaves are tricky over summer as they bolt so easily.

[Candide]

Thanks both.  In fact, that is very helpful in two ways:  If you haven't bothered again then it prob not worth me bothering first time.  Also means I'll have one less seed packet;  but that won't last