Yasu no Ossan Onigiri Shokudo Shiga Lunch — Restaurant in Otsu

This is a great stop for lunch especially if you are looking to replenish carbs after hiking around the temple complexes this side of Lake Biwa.

It will also forever ruin konbini onigiri for you. These are incomparable - freshly made with warm rice, generous fillings, and much larger in size. Only get three if you are famished. The miso soup with daikon and mushrooms is also excellent and freely refilled.

Menu is in Japanese but "allergens" including types of meat are marked in English, so there is enough on the menu for you to understand what is going on especially if you read kanji. Staff are extremely friendly and there are even outlets (Japanese/American plug and USB) to charge your phone...

I had a vibe that this is a family run small business. You can sense staff dedications on high level of service and food quality. On our table, there is a tablet replaying video on the sources of raw materials used..rice and miso (for miso soup). The portions of onigiri is about twice the size of the ones selling in convenient stores. This is a simple japanese dish with complex taste. You will not be disappointed. Staff are friendly and can communicate in English. Expect some waiting time...

Good deal with delicious Japanese rice balls ONIGIRI🍙

We visited there at Thursday 2:30pm. There was no queue at the time but other customers kept coming and started waiting outside to get into the shop.

Friendly customer service No English menus but it is with pics and easy for tourists from other countries to choose what you want. No parking spot : a grocery shop nearby provides free parking for 1hr with ¥500yen purchases.

2 onigiri with miso...