Onigiri Bongo has served the humble onigiri, or rice ball, for 60 years. The current owner is the widow of the original owner, whom she married after discovering the restaurant as a newcomer to Tokyo.

Insider ate at Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku in Tokyo, which has a Michelin Bib Gourmand Award. The three-course meal cost less than $10.

Onigiri is Popping Up on Menus Across Denver and Boulder. Here’s Where to Find it The nori-wrapped, stuffed rice ball—a popular comfort food in Japan—is affordable and delicious.

A short walk from Sensoji, the oldest temple in Tokyo, lies Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku. Founded in 1954, it’s said to be Tokyo’s oldest onigiri (Japanese rice ball) eatery.

Yosuke Miura makes a rice ball with pieces of grilled salmon at Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku, Tokyo's oldest onigiri restaurant, on June 3, 2024, in Tokyo. The word "onigiri" just became part of the ...

TOKYO — The word “onigiri” became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year, proof that the humble sticky-rice ball and mainstay of Japanese food has entered the global lexicon.

What exactly goes into onigiri? Yosuke Miura makes a rice ball with pieces of grilled salmon at Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku, Tokyo's oldest onigiri restaurant, on June 3, 2024, in Tokyo.

A short walk from Sensoji, the oldest temple in Tokyo, lies Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku. Founded in 1954, it’s the city’s oldest onigiri (Japanese rice ball) eatery.

CNN By Maggie Hiufu Wong and Hazel Pfeifer, CNN (CNN) — A short walk from Sensoji, the oldest temple in Tokyo, sits another aging classic – Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku. Founded in 1954, it’s ...