Wash the rice with water and drain. Repeat 2-3 times until the water is nearly clear.

Fill the rice cooker with water up to the 3-cup mark and let the rice soak for 30 minutes.

Peel some spots off the sweet potato.

Cut the sweet potato into 2 cm cubes.

Soak the sweet potato cubes in water for 10 minutes.

Drain the sweet potato cubes.

Add salt and sake to the rice in the rice cooker and mix well.

Evenly place the sweet potato cubes on top of the rice.

Cook the rice and sweet potatoes in the rice cooker.

Once cooked, gently mix everything together.

Sprinkle sesame seeds on top.

Serve and enjoy!