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Po-Tama, the Okinawan specialty shop known for its freshly made pork and egg rice balls, is opening its first Tokai region store at the HAERA commercial facility in Nagoya's Sakae district on June 11, 2026.
Lotte Arai Resort in Myoko, Niigata Prefecture is holding a hands-on rice-planting experience tour on May 31, 2026. Participants can plant "Hoshizora-mai" (Starry Sky Rice) in fresh mountain air and enjoy freshly made onigiri and bamboo-shoot soup afterward.
A new grilled onigiri and dashi soup specialty stand featuring salmon bushi, a traditional Hokkaido ingredient, is set to open in Sapporo's Tanukikoji shopping arcade on May 21, 2026.
Three new onigiri varieties are rolling out at Seven-Eleven stores across Japan for Golden Week, including an Omurice Onigiri with shrimp tomato cream sauce, a Teriyaki Hamburger Onigiri, and a 6-piece Outing Onigiri Set designed for easy sharing.
The onigiri specialty shop known for its carefully selected ingredients and vibrant presentation, which has been gaining attention on TV and radio, opens its second location at GranSta Tokyo inside JR Tokyo Station on April 15, 2026.
Sumidaya, a long-established rice merchant founded in 1905, has opened a new experiential store in Asakusa where visitors can taste, learn about, and enjoy freshly milled rice using the shop's signature ancient milling technique.
Three onigiri varieties that were a hit at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo are returning in refined form at the Zojirushi Ginpaku Onigiri Kyobashi store, available for a limited time from March 6, 2026.
A hands-on onigiri rice ball cooking class conducted in English is now available at a historic 100-year-old traditional Japanese townhouse in Kita-ku, Tokyo, targeting inbound tourists who want to connect with Japanese food culture.
On January 27, a special market featuring specialty products from eight municipalities across Japan will be held at Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, celebrating items that pair perfectly with onigiri.
A new rice ball specialty shop "Hitonigiri" opens in Asakusa, offering premium onigiri made with 100% Niigata Uonuma Koshihikari rice, domestic salt, and seaweed.