Classic Onigiri Fillings and Regional Variations

Japanese onigiri are simple yet strongly reflect regional identity.
Classic fillings include salmon, pickled plum, and tuna-mayo, but each area has its own “soul food,” such as salmon belly in Hokkaido or simmered kelp in the Kansai region.
In recent years, convenience stores have introduced inventive new varieties, and onigiri have become increasingly international, with options like grilled rice-ball versions and Taiwan-style mixed-rice onigiri.
They’re easy to eat anywhere, endlessly versatile, and always evolving.
Onigiri are a small but vivid symbol of the diversity within Japanese food culture.

おにぎりの具の定番と地域差

日本にほんのおにぎりは、シンプルながらも地域性ちいきせいが強つよく表あらわれる食たべ物ものです。
定番ていばんは鮭・梅さけ・うめ・ツナマヨなどですが、北海道ほっかいどうでは鮭さけハラス、関西かんさいでは昆布こんぶが人気にんきなど、地方ちほうごとの“ソウルフード”が存在そんざいします。
近年きんねんはコンビニが個性豊こせいゆたかな具材ぐざいを開発かいはつし、焼やきおにぎりや台湾風混たいわんふうまぜご飯はんおにぎりなど多国籍化たこくせきかも進すすんでいます。手軽てがるで、どこでも食たべられて、しかもバリエーションが尽つきない。
おにぎりは、日本にほんの食文化しょくぶんかの多様性たようせいを象徴しょうちょうする小ちいさな一品いっぴんです。

Onigiri Bongo

They offer 54 types of fillings!
You can mix and match freely, and even add toppings.
Even on weekdays, long lines form, so calling ahead to place a takeout order is recommended.
Their onigiri are so delicious that they’re worth the wait, so if you’d like to enjoy the atmosphere inside the shop, it might be worth standing in line!