People in Tokyo wait in line 3 hours for a taste of these Japanese rice balls

A tiny eatery in Tokyo has served one of Japan's most humble foods, the onigiri, or rice ball, for some 60 years. The wait to get in? Three hours.

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But to Ukon, what makes onigiri special is not the details of preparation, but their meaning, and the way people bond over them. A picture on the wall at Onigiri Bongo shows the restaurant's original owner, Tasuku Ukon , and his wife, the restaurant's current owner, Yumiko Ukon, in front of him.A picture on the wall at Onigiri Bongo shows the restaurant's original owner, Tasuku Ukon , and his wife, the restaurant's current owner, Yumiko Ukon, in front of him.Freshly arrived in the capital, she says she felt like a"food refugee" because"I couldn't find food I liked," she recalls.

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