Inside was somewhat fluffy actl, on top of sticky as usual. But the exterior, while crunchy, sticks to your teeth a lot.

Honestly I'm thinking would basmati rice outside work better? Won't be as sticky, and Japanese rice inside would hold the basmati rice in place outside

Overall:
We had a good time here, it's very authentic w the Japanese style rooms on the higher floor, plus the service staff here were very cute and nice and willing to explain to us as best as they can

But if you're just here for the food, two stores down is by the same boss, and they serve both yakitori and chicken soup oden. The waitress admited to us that the food at the other one is slightly better, and the Google rating is also significantly better