I am Consciously Curious

183. Yuta Katsuyama: Folding Culture Into Every Rice Ball

Victor Chan

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Yuta Katsuyama moved to Chicago to study design and business — and quickly noticed something missing: onigiri. What started as a personal craving became a brand now stocked on over 60 shelves across Chicagoland. Yuta talks about bridging Japanese food culture and American entrepreneurship, and what it means to build something from pure necessity.

https://www.onigirikororin.com/
https://www.instagram.com/onigirikororin_riceballs/
https://www.instagram.com/yuta.kororin