{"id":568,"date":"2025-05-25T18:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T01:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=568"},"modified":"2025-05-25T18:00:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T01:00:59","slug":"made-to-order-onigiri-rice-ball-hotel-breakfast-buffet-in-tokyo-is-open-and-awesome-to-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=568","title":{"rendered":"Made-to-order onigiri rice ball hotel breakfast buffet in Tokyo is open (and awesome) to all"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A handmade way to start the day in downtown Tokyo\u2019s most traditional neighborhood<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and that\u2019s especially true for travel breakfasts. Starting off with a solid, satisfying breakfast gives you some extra flexibility in picking when and where you\u2019ll eat lunch, since you won\u2019t have to slam the brakes on sightseeing and exploring because you\u2019re starving by 11 o\u2019clock.<\/p>\n

And if you\u2019re looking for an especially memorable breakfast in Asakusa, Tokyo\u2019s most culturally traditional neighborhood, we\u2019ve got just the place<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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You\u2019ll find it at Ichi no Ichi<\/strong>, which is a restaurant located on the third floor of the Asakusa Tobu Hotel.<\/strong> Don\u2019t worry, though, the breakfast buffet is open to non-guests<\/strong>, so you can treat it like you would any other restaurant, and with the building located just one minute from Asakusa Station<\/strong>, it\u2019s super easy to slot into whatever other plans you have for your time in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

The fare is a mix of Japanese and Western-style dishes, so you can get things like pancakes, bacon, and sausages\u2026<\/p>\n

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\u2026or Japanese staples like simmered kabocha (Japanese pumpkin), grilled fish, and tofu.<\/p>\n

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These are all pretty standard at Japanese breakfast buffets, but what makes this one special is the onigiri (rice balls). Instead of just putting out a plate of them, the buffet has an onigiri bar, where a chef makes yours to order!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Just tell the chef what kind of topping you\u2019d like, and he\u2019ll press the ingredients into the rice by hand<\/strong>. During our visit the options included Hokkaido salmon<\/strong>, Fukuoka mentaiko<\/strong> (spicy cod roe), and Seto Inland Sea chirimen<\/strong> (young sardines), but you can also request a simple no-topping onigiri sprinkled with salt. On the other end of the spectrum, the buffet\u2019s onigiri bar also offers decadent cheese-covered grilled onigiri<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Once your onigiri are ready, a server will bring them to your table, along with nori<\/strong> (dried seaweed) for you to wrap them in. Fresh and delicious, and with a perfect, hand-crafted density, they were immensely satisfying. Each individual onigiri is a little on the small side, but since this is a buffet you can always go back for more, and the sensibly sized portions also leave you with enough space to try multiple toppings, and to enjoy the buffet\u2019s other dishes too.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of other dishes, the Western-style offerings were no slouch either, with the eggs Benedict being an especially tasty standout.<\/p>\n

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The Asakusa Tobu Hotel\/Ichi no Ichi breakfast buffet is open daily from 6:30 to 10 a.m., priced at 2,750 yen (US$19) for adults and 1,430 yen for kids aged 4 to 12.<\/p>\n

Location information<\/strong>
\nAsakusa Tobu Hotel \/ \u6d45\u8349\u6771\u6b66\u30db\u30c6\u30eb
\nIchi no Ichi \/ \u58f1\u4e4b\u58f1
\nAddress: Tokyo-to, Taito-ku, Asakusa 1-1-15
\n\u6771\u4eac\u90fd\u53f0\u6771\u533a\u6d45\u83491-1-15
\nWebsite<\/a><\/p>\n

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A handmade way to start the day in downtown Tokyo\u2019s most traditional neighborhood. They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and that\u2019s especially true for travel…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}