This food truck – our vote for Tokyo's best – is kitted out with a real wood-burning kamada, an old-fashioned cauldron-style rice cooker. And the perfectly cooked organic rice is just one part: meals also include candy-floss soft charcoal slow-roasted pork. Fill out the order slip (in English). Get here early or expect to queue (even with the wait though, it's worth it).
Komeshiruna
Harajuku & Aoyama
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