Last night, Skylar and I made our way to Kappa Zushi--a "kaiten sushi" bar that my students recommended. Kaiten sushi bars are famous for their conveyor belt delivery of sushi to all the tables in the sushi bar. At Y100 a piece, it's cheap too. We happily stuffed ourselves on rotating sashimi and rolls. The best part though is if you order any "special dishes" on your personal electronic video screen, a cute little shinkansen train zooms up to your table to make the delivery. Dinner for two (including one chocolate mousse cake): $9. 
Kappa Zushi is on Sanjo-dori near the Ponto-cho--the beautiful, narrow alley in the heart of the old "floating world." It was wonderful to get out on a Saturday night to see all the revelers: street performers, folk singers, sidewalk artists, and young couples hanging out by the Kamo river. Here is a short clip from Youtube of the shinkansen at Kappa Zushi
2 comments:
Wow, what a concept -- I'd love to see that. Such things never show up in Ozu films ... ;)
It sounds just fabulous. Do they have pictures on the video screen so you know what you are ordering? I love the train idea. Maybe it would work to make things faster at the Wang. Tell Skylar we will put him in charge.
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