Inside Tokyo’s oldest onigiri restaurant
A short walk from Sensoji, the oldest temple in Tokyo, sits another aging classic – Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku.
Founded in 1954, online casino cryptoboss it’s believed to be the city’s oldest onigiri (Japanese rice ball) restaurant.
“My grandfather didn’t work and my grandmother had trouble living a financially stable life.”
Needing to support her unemployed husband and family, Miura’s grandmother founded the rice ball eatery – an origin story that’s reflected in the restaurant’s moniker.
Asakusa is the name of the district where the shop is located, but Yadoroku – which translates literally as “House Six” – has another, less flattering, definition.
“Roku means ‘rokudenashi,’ which means ‘useless person,’” he tells CNN. “So directly translated, the restaurant’s name means ‘a useless person’s house.’”