More popular than sushi? With onigiri rice balls in Japan rising in popularity, and people queuing 8 hours to buy them, one shop has big ambitions
In the past, “no one came between lunch and dinner, but now customers queue non-stop”, says 71-year-old Yumiko Ukon, who runs the more than half-century-old shop. Ukon giving out small stools for queuing customers to sit on over an hour before Onigiri Bongo opens. Photo: AFP Some wait for eight hours, says Ukon, whose team … Read more
