Kamataya

Speaking of Japanese cuisine, sushi, ramen, and tempura are famous. Rice balls are another typical Japanese food. They used to for lunch boxes for a long time and modern people also eat them as breakfast or a snack. A specialist rice ball shop like this one is very unusual in Japan. You will find lots of rice balls are displayed at convenience store. However, please do not compare this shop’s with the ones at convenience stores. All the rice balls here are handmade, there is a variety of fillings, portions are generous and prices are reasonable. Once you try the rice balls from this store, you cannot be satisfied with others.

How are the fillings of rice balls varied? 50 kinds of fillings of rice balls are offered. There are of course the common ones such as salmon and takana, umeboshi and so on, as well as typical Japanese foods such as tempura and tonkatsu. The fillings are changed on a weekly basis depending on the season. Moreover, the filling portion size is generous, and the tempura and fried food are almost too big to be enclosed in rice. They are so popular that they are sold out by 1 o'clock or 2 o'clock in the afternoon. People line up to get them. The variety and size of the fillings as well as tastiness are the secret of their popularity. Rice and seaweed are also very important for the taste. Of course, they are domestically produced. Also, alkaline water is used to cook the rice to make its fluffiness last longer.

This store is already more than 50 years old and has been loved by local people all that time. Because this store was introduced by a Hong Kong TV show recently, foreign tourists are also sometimes visit this store.