Found after 660 days of eating out! The Top 5 Best Value Rice Balls

To all the value-for-money rice ball fans across the country, thanks for waiting!

For this special Golden Week project, we have re-tallied our popular value rice ball ranking!

Even if you don't go on a trip during the holidays, expenses tend to pile up from shopping or eating things you don't usually have.
That is exactly why cheap and delicious rice balls are so precious!

And, believe it or not, a new rice ball has entered the ranking at number 1!!

This is a ranking you won't want to miss until the very end.

Enough with the intro, let's get right to it!
The ultimate value rice ball ranking found after 660 days of daily rice ball food reports!

Countdown!!!

5th Place (100 yen for 2)
Nasu Kogen's "Kiwame" Rice Ball!

If you are looking for an exceptionally cheap and delicious rice ball, this is one I absolutely recommend!
Just as the name "Kiwame" (Ultimate) suggests, it is a flavor you will definitely get hooked on. It was still being sold when I visited later, so it might be a staple!

4th Place (75 yen)
Higashi-Jujo's Showa-retro tea rice ball

The phrase "has a good flavor" might have been coined for this shop.
Stylish rice balls are nice, but retro ones like this are great once in a while too!

3rd Place (70 yen)
Yanaka Ginza. The grilled rice ball that guarantees a line

I discovered a great deal on a grilled rice ball in the Yanaka Ginza shopping street in downtown Tokyo! Nostalgic and delicious—what is that flavor!!

2nd Place (50 yen... 54 yen including tax)
Agela Honpo Main Store's fried rice ball in Kawagoe

Rich and piping hot fried rice ball. You will definitely get hooked on this!
It seems there are several Agela Honpo locations, so if you find one, definitely check it out!

And now, the one that has newly taken 1st place is this!

1st Place (50 yen including tax)
Urawa's spectacular mountain of tea rice balls

[661st Rice Ball] Otako (Urawa) Tea Rice

While I was wandering around the streets of Urawa at lunchtime, I saw a crowd in front of an izakaya!
When I got closer, it looked like they were selling them at the storefront.

Otafuku, an izakaya.
There are many side dishes and oden lined up.
There are also many snacks, which is great for those who like to drink at home.

Looking up a bit from the side dishes, I saw a mountain of objects on top of a tower of beer crates!

No way!

A mountain of rice balls!!

Large rice balls are piled up high.
And they are only 50 yen including tax!
In the hundreds of rice ball shops I've visited so far, this is the cheapest!!
I have to try this!

The size is also sufficient!

First, I take a bite.
Wow.
The rice grains are firm and chewy.

The seasoning is also just right.
A subtle soy sauce flavor. You can eat it as is, or with side dishes.
And this is surprisingly only 50 yen!
I can see why they are sold in such a huge pile.

The best value rice balls that are so welcome in the Reiwa era!
If you find them around you, please let me know.

Thank you for the meal!

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