Bursting with Umami! Starting June 1st: Alaska Seafood Onigiri Fair at 'Bongo'

The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (headquartered in Juneau, Alaska) is sponsoring the 'Alaska Seafood Onigiri Fair' held by the renowned rice ball shop 'Bongo' in Otsuka, Tokyo, from June 1st (Mon) to June 13th (Sat), 2026. The fair will feature rice balls made with 100% natural Alaskan salmon roe and pollock roe. At 'Bongo,' 'Sujiko' (salmon roe) is consistently one of the most popular items on the menu. The shop highly values the quality of Alaskan salmon roe and regularly serves rice balls made with roe from freshly caught sockeye salmon, salted locally in Alaska. In this fourth edition of the fair, in addition to the 'Sujiko' that 'Bongo' has long been committed to, they will offer limited-time rice balls featuring carefully selected 'Mentaiko' (spicy pollock roe) made from Alaskan pollock. Both ingredients pair perfectly with 'Bongo's' signature fluffy rice. We invite you to enjoy the rich, sustainable bounty of Alaska's great nature, brought to life through the shop's exceptional craftsmanship.