Oct
3
Taishaku Kaiten – 帝釈廻天
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Kappazushi
It might sound a bit weird, but I had never been to a kaitenzushi before Friday. Obviously, that shameful record had to be modified, so after a short after-school workout, Elliot and I cycled to the highly popular Kappazushi, a conveyor belt sushi restaurant that sells any plate of sushi at a modest price of ¥100. The experience was enjoyable, and the concept was proved not completely worthless because when dinner was over I had 12 empty plates on my table and a bill that rose to ¥1260 tax included. That was still only around 1/5th of the price one would pay for a similar sized sushi meal in Finland, except the choice at Kappazushi was by far wider than anything you could find in the Cold North.
The conveyor belt system was supported by something hilariously handy. Above every table was a small touch screen through which customers were able to place orders. Those orders, whenever applicable, were not brought to the table by service personnel but by a miniature shinkansen that had its own rail track above the sushi belt. When we returned to Kappazushi the following week (I’m living in the future) with a larger gaijin-posse, we were able to capture the curiosity on camera. Until I actually get the photos, please look at this kappa.
© Alex Wald
-Antti