At the first-ever Onigiri Summit, the humble rice ball became a mirror held up to modern Japanese society. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/09/08/food-drink/onigiri-summit-rice-ball-japan/ #life #fooddrink #onigiri #riceball #tokyo
‘When I die, I would like to come back as a rice ball’

There’s no denying the cultural significance of the ‘onigiri’ (rice ball). But there comes a point where an onigiri is surely just an onigiri.

The Japan Times