The secret to cooking the perfect pot of japanese rice is washing it, and cooking it the perfect amount of time.

To wash the rice, just rinse it in the pot your going to cook it in...

  1. strain the water.
  2. knead the rice until water is a cloudy white.
  3. repeat, until water is almost but not perfectly clear.

To cook the rice...

  1. Strain the rice.
  2. Place rice in pot again.
  3. Fill pot with water up to the same level as the rice.
  4. Close lid.
  5. Cook rice until all but a tiny coat of water is on the bottom, or else rice will begin to burn.

Serve.