This rice ball specialty store is located in [Osakaya Market], which was built as a market in 1962 and is now full of restaurants and shops. Sticky and fragrant rice Hinohikari is just the right amount of softness, and you can eat it deliciously even after a long time. There are 14 types of rice balls, including salmon, bonito flakes, and plums. Among them, there are rice balls mixed with salmon, perilla, and sesame, and combinations such as tuna mayonnaise salted kombu wasabi and tuna mayonnaise mentaiko that appear every other week. This was born from the staff's idea of ``This ingredient is perfect!'', and many locals become fans after eating it once.

Within walking distance from Fushimi Inari Shrine and Ryukoku University campus. Mr. Okuma, who originally ran a kitchen car business on campus, opened this restaurant with the desire to create a place like a set meal restaurant where college students who are in the middle of eating can easily commute. There are stylish sofa seats on the 2nd floor of a renovated old Japanese-style house, where you can relax while reading or chatting with friends while eating rice balls. The Koshihikari rice carefully selected by the rice meister is molded, and crispy thin seaweed from Tsukiji is used. There are about 20 kinds of rice balls, including daily specials, and there are thick rice balls such as pork kimchi and pollack mayonnaise, as well as grilled salmon and freshly shaved squid.

Ms. Kojima, the female owner from Kyotanba, opened her long-awaited rice ball specialty store, saying, "I want to convey the deliciousness of rice from local farmers." Taking advantage of his culinary skills, which he has honed through his work and raising his three children, he offers warm handmade rice balls and side dishes. There are about 25 types of rice balls at any given time, and there are a wide variety of rice balls, from those with standard fillings to seasonal products, as well as novelties such as Korean and Western tastes. Just looking at the rice balls wrapped in freshly-polished Koshihikari rice produced in Kyotanba makes me feel happy. In the eat-in space, be sure to order the miso soup made to match the rice balls.

Working skillfully in the kitchen behind the counter are my niece Yuka Aiba, who has experience as a chef both in Japan and overseas, and my aunt Kiyoko Date. When Mr. Date, who had been running a community-based barber shop in this area for many years, was thinking about retiring soon, Mr. Aiba approached him about opening a rice ball shop. Using Koshihikari rice grown in Tamba, Kyoto, the fluffy rice balls start at 150 yen each, and are popular for being small and easy to eat. In addition, bento boxes with a choice of meat or fish and 2-3 seasonal vegetable side dishes for 700 yen and tonjiru soup for 200 yen are also popular, and there are many regulars who eat them while they are still warm.

[Yasaka Shrine] A rice ball specialty store with only 4 seats at the counter that opened last year. It has already gained a reputation for being able to enjoy hot rice balls cooked in an earthenware pot for both eat-in and take-out. The one-juice rice ball set that comes with two rice balls, soup, and pickles is what you can taste in the store. You can choose 2 of your favorites from a lineup of about 30 types, and there are standard ingredients such as salmon and plums, as well as unusual ingredients such as pork kimchi and plum natto. At this summer's Wagyu beef fair, yakiniku rice balls and 1000 yen Wagyu yakiniku rice bowl sets will also be available. In addition to single items for takeout, there is also a walk set that combines rice balls and soup.
　
　

The store manager, Kumi Yokoyama, always prepares freshly-made rice balls for you, and there are always about 30 different types of rice balls, from simple salt rice balls to basic pickled plums, rice cakes, and cheese hamburgers. It has a diverse lineup that you won't get tired of eating every day, and the reasonable price of 100 to 300 yen per piece is attractive. The morning rice ball set, which is served from 7:00 a.m., includes up to 2 rice balls for up to 170 yen, and a main side dish of either ham and egg and salad, or salt-grilled salmon and dashimaki. 600 yen. Lunch is reasonably priced at 500 yen for either soba or kasujiru and 2 rice balls!

A rice ball specialty store operated by Nico Nico Nori, a long-established seaweed manufacturer founded over 100 years ago. Here, we use freshly harvested seaweed from the Ariake Sea that is crisp and rich in flavor, carefully selected to match the onigiri. Considering the compatibility with seaweed, the rice used is Koshihikari rice from Niigata Prefecture, and is cooked in a kombu (kelp) stock for a mild flavor. It is characterized by an exquisite texture that allows you to feel the grain of rice and melts in your mouth when you eat it. It's nice to be able to enjoy the luxurious taste of seaweed that is large enough to hide the rice. Satisfy yourself with satisfying rice balls made with high-quality ingredients.