How to order, eat and pay for sushi in Japan (at a conveyor belt sushi restaurant)

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  • @SlowEasyEnglish
    @SlowEasyEnglish  4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Check out my new travel channel for more videos on Japan (and other countries)! th-cam.com/channels/AxIQBhf9QGgZ8ykm5298dg.html

    • @somethingsomething465
      @somethingsomething465 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you put in the order on the touch screen with your pinky knuckle. if you are still wondering what happened 17:31

  • @Rondadoreronda
    @Rondadoreronda 9 ปีที่แล้ว +709

    As a Japanese, I appreciate what you've done. To introduce Japanese culture, we'd better do it. But some of foreigners pick out interesting topics and show them to future coming visitors who are interested in Japan.
    This video really helps them to eat Sushi there, doesn't it?
    This system seems to be complicated, but practice makes perfect !
    I really hope that they'll have a good time and happy eating in Japan.(^^)

    • @ehzade
      @ehzade 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Rondadoreronda "Practice makes perfect" wow hearing that from a real living Japanese, that's awesome :D

    • @Rondadoreronda
      @Rondadoreronda 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Ahahahaha! Even Japanese, without practicing, we cannot keep up with or get used to advanced technology!^^; When I went there for the first time, this touch panel puzzled me. So without using it, I had to take the dishes carried by the conveyer belt., that I mean that I was not able to eat what I wanted to. (T-T)

    • @Rondadoreronda
      @Rondadoreronda 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +E. HNV Thanks for your comment.

    • @wmellor87
      @wmellor87 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Rondadoreronda
      Sheesh! I would end up being one hungry dude while I got the hang of this!

    • @Rondadoreronda
      @Rondadoreronda 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      William Mellor Mr. Mellor, maybe you'd get puzzled, but don' worry. The waiter or waitress, or someone around you are willing to help you if you ask.

  • @goshadowkenny
    @goshadowkenny 7 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    This restaurant seems much more complicated than other conveyor belt sushi restaurants I visited in Tokyo. At the other places, the plate colours determined the price and you take what you want. If you wanted something made specially for you, you tell the chef or server and they bring it straight to you. There was zero chance of accidentally taking someone else's order.

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That's why a video was needed. lol

    • @its_rafa_
      @its_rafa_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im going to tokyo in summer
      Can you tell me where you went to eat sushi like that? It‘s way easier😂

  • @alexapopz1814
    @alexapopz1814 8 ปีที่แล้ว +312

    I want to visit Japan at least once before I die.

  • @calvinkei7922
    @calvinkei7922 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The easiest to understand explanation on how to eat sushi at conveyer belt sushi restaurant. Good job!

  • @bohemichelle
    @bohemichelle 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1589

    why do I torture myself with watching videos of sushi in the middle of the night? :/

  • @TT-ht2gf
    @TT-ht2gf 8 ปีที่แล้ว +341

    All that for about 14 bucks? That would only get me 8 pieces at the closest sushi place...

    • @chefykitty
      @chefykitty 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      +Zach Schwarz 8 rolls is a lot! And that's cheap if you actually mean 8 rolls, and not 8 pieces of a roll, which is typically just 1 roll. Here by me, 1 roll can be up to 14 bucks alone, depending what's on it.

    • @TT-ht2gf
      @TT-ht2gf 8 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      +Skeptical_Spatula I meant 8 pieces haha my bad

    • @Younes07770
      @Younes07770 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Zach Schwarz Here in Belgium I order 10 pieces of nigiri, 8 pieces of maki and pay $30 which I think is a lot although it's high quality.

    • @matthearne9170
      @matthearne9170 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Younes BE that's about what it goes for where I live

    • @apdsouza
      @apdsouza 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Younes07770 here in India an average sushi boat(32p) is 6000Rs, that's around 100$, it's high quality tho not as good as the ones you get in Tokyo

  • @Kenazzle
    @Kenazzle 9 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    I think the ginger is more for cleansing the palate rather than just eating it because it's delicious ginger.

    • @HoHenAimer
      @HoHenAimer 9 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Kenazzle Exactly, it's to have a better appreciation of each sushi, so you have to take one little piece between each one. I personally don't do it all the time, but that's the explanation.

    • @BigxL72
      @BigxL72 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Kenazzle you’re supposed to eat a piece of ginger between each piece of sushi

    • @plushbatfan
      @plushbatfan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Precisely, I'd agree.

  • @lab7612
    @lab7612 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1271

    if we had one of these in America, everybody would be getting into fights

    • @ki6eki
      @ki6eki 8 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      +AmazingVideos conveyor belt sushi restaurants do exist in america. Not as automated, but the concept is around.

    • @lab7612
      @lab7612 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      agree

    • @Sandwich179
      @Sandwich179 8 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Or people would poke into the food and not pick it up.

    • @calvin3448
      @calvin3448 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      We do!

    • @KidnapSix
      @KidnapSix 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +AmazingVideos Sadly its so true haha...

  • @supremewhip
    @supremewhip 9 ปีที่แล้ว +330

    He would definitely be a good actor for a villain.

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  9 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      supremewhip I think so too! Seriously. I can't believe Hollywood hasn't called me yet. LOL

    • @ztm454
      @ztm454 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Slow Easy English you remind me of jason statham

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      psound sytem Hey wait a minute... why'd you say "poor guy"??? WTH man! LOL!
      To be fair, he didn't say he thinks I am villainous because of my look. He said I'd make a good actor to play one. And also being compared to Jason Statham is certainly not a bad thing.

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      psound sytem Of course. My channel's audience is 90% non-US Western people! he he
      And I learned something new today. I didn't know that Latin people were stereotypically overdramatic. ;)

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      psound sytem haha. Actually, it's funny because many people seem to think I look a bit menacing. Especially here in Japan, I think the shaved head look is still rare enough that it scares some people. But really, I'm not like that at all.

  • @HalcyonRL
    @HalcyonRL 8 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Yo wtf Japan is on some next level shit

    • @PEPPERS777
      @PEPPERS777 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +KOBE24x5
      is it really? i think they got their priorities all wrong

    • @adammontreal799
      @adammontreal799 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      fr though lmao.

  • @jackal59
    @jackal59 9 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    1680 yen? Right now, that's $14.11 US! Eating that much sushi where I live would cost at least five times that much.

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      jackal59 Is it really THAT expensive elsewhere? There's a restaurant near my sister's place that has an all-you-can-eat lunch for something like $14 so after tip and taxes it's still less than $20. I think maybe people are comparing this restaurant (in the video) to a different class of restaurant in their hometown. Remember that this place, Sushiro, is as cheap as sushi gets in Japan. There are a lot of non-conveyor belt restaurants that cost much, much more. Also, the pieces are a lot bigger than Sushiro's.

    • @jackal59
      @jackal59 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Slow Easy English
      I don't know if it's that expensive everywhere, but it is where I live (which admittedly is rural and about 1300 miles from the closest Pacific Ocean port).

    • @95ellington
      @95ellington 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      jackal59 I dont even have sushi here, i need to drive 400km south to get some reasonable priced food.

    • @gavingallagher3816
      @gavingallagher3816 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      jackal59 THAT IS SO CHEAP !!! In the US it wouldve been maybe 30-40$ in Las Vegas for that ! The US needs these places !!!!

    • @chewmefat4748
      @chewmefat4748 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      jackal59 That is dirt cheap... Try eating what they ordered in Sydney, it would cost around US$100

  • @nuclearthreat545
    @nuclearthreat545 8 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    "and if you look up there thers the sign..." aims the camera at the parking sign lmao

  • @xeniosm4549
    @xeniosm4549 9 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    "If you don't like mayonnaise, don't order it." Wow, that's some great advice there. Thanks!

  • @ChocolateTampon
    @ChocolateTampon 8 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    Wow, I would love to got to Japan and try this but this whole process scares me. They should have this system in all McDonalds and other fast food joints all over the world (and in Japanese), it would cure the obesity crisis overnight as nobody would have a clue how to order their food. +1 to the Japanese

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      +ChocolateTampon LOL

    • @angelvalintino4595
      @angelvalintino4595 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ChocolateTampon lmfao this would not cure obesity

    • @DDS029
      @DDS029 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you constantly eat fish and seafood, because that's the easiest, most plentiful, food source there (and work as hard as they do, you're not likely to become obese.

    • @lickitysplitz1
      @lickitysplitz1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Our McDonalds already has a touchscreen and you only pick up your order at the counter !!!

  • @neoplasma1
    @neoplasma1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    so basically this is for the introverts in you where you don't have to talk to anybody

    • @rakuencallisto
      @rakuencallisto 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Dude do you even know Japanese culture? Most are quiet and reserved.

    • @DDS029
      @DDS029 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Perfect . . . my kinda place . . .🙈🙉🙊

    • @PeteCurrington
      @PeteCurrington 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Who do you talk to when you go eat, besides the people you dine with? The waiter/waitress for about 15 seconds?

    • @daveschwartz5893
      @daveschwartz5893 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PeteCurrington Thank you.

  • @Lizzy_Dizzy-bt3ks
    @Lizzy_Dizzy-bt3ks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    WARNING:Do not eat the conveyor belt

    • @chickun8696
      @chickun8696 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      But that's the best part

    • @jounaas
      @jounaas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Whai?

    • @twiztid1fiddy
      @twiztid1fiddy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Little soy sauce it is perfect

  • @xesource.productions
    @xesource.productions 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This guy is cool and explains it very well most videos i watch they say it to fast and im autistic so it just confuses me with too much information to fast and then i just try to think about something else that wont confuse me and stress me out

  • @serafinski1
    @serafinski1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    the ginger is for cleaning your palette (tongue) so the next piece sushi taste of itself rather than tainted from after taste of the previous piece

    • @smolshay
      @smolshay 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      serafinski1 Everything I've known is a lie......I stick the ginger on my sushi.....

  • @Movie_Games
    @Movie_Games 9 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    So 1,680 yen? Which is only $14? For all of that amazing food?

    • @offende1425
      @offende1425 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yen are basically in coins as 500 or more because people get payed 50,000 yen so probably 200$ or 300$

    • @johnkapri6306
      @johnkapri6306 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Movie Games I've been to China a while ago and got amazing food for basicly nothing. Like fresh, hand made noodles with wonderfull sauce for 0.80$. It was a dirty ass place but the food was good so I don't care.

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Offender man Huh?

    • @iluvmilfs9082
      @iluvmilfs9082 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well somebody likes to get high

    • @suelee3391
      @suelee3391 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      US$15.12

  • @psygn0sis
    @psygn0sis 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've been fascinated with Japan since I was 12. Everything from the culture to architecture.
    I really hope I'll have a chance to live there soon.

  • @markplott4820
    @markplott4820 9 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Generally its bad form to pour soy sauce directly on to sushi, it is however acceptable to lightly dip it using hands or chopstick. if you prefer more soy sauce, simply remove the fish then dip it in the soy sauce, then return it to the sushi rice.

    • @SD-hc4nj
      @SD-hc4nj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      D: I found the weeaboo

    • @ultraviolet2447
      @ultraviolet2447 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s just completely untrue. Why would not be able to put soy sauce on sushi? That make makes zero sense you wanna know why because that’s not a fact or even an opinion in japan. Stop spreading misinformation please.

    • @markplott4820
      @markplott4820 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ultraviolet2447 - Its considered TABOO in JAPAN and Extremely Rude.
      IF you want some Soy Sauce on your Sushi , IF your hands are CLEAN , then pick up the Fish with your Fingers , Dip it in the Soy Sauce and RETURN it to the Rice , then you can pickup the Whole thing and eat it.
      you can also use Chopsticks.
      SOME HIGH END Sushi places DONT even provide Soy Sauce as the CHEF does NOT allow it.

  • @dolphusmeyer
    @dolphusmeyer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you so much for this video. We went to Sushi-Ro last night in Hiroshima. The 'waiting' ticket machine was slightly different but the logic was similar. Also, at this store, the coloured dishes were all the same - No different colours for each table. When the machine chimed, you saw your food coming and took the plate. There is a picture of your food in the console. We also ordered beers - the waitress brings these to the table.
    Everything else was identical - by the way the food was beautiful & we will find another Sushi-Ro in Tokyo on our last night before we fly home.
    Again, thank you. This would have been pretty impossible to decipher without your brilliant video.

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you. I'm glad you liked it and found it useful. :)

  • @spicyghost
    @spicyghost 8 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    The ginger isn't for adding to your sushi, it's to cleanse your palate in between each type of sushi. I mean if you like it, by all means go for it, but people would probably think you're weird. Lol

    • @OctoGamingTV
      @OctoGamingTV 8 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Not true. People have this preconceived notion that sushi must be eaten a certain way (Dont dip your sushi, only eat it with your fingers, bla bla bla) but it's completely acceptable to eat the ginger with your sushi (: It's all preference.

    • @niBBunn
      @niBBunn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Lex Hostler Putting ginger on sushi is neither rude nor destroying a culture.

    • @AnhDonoi
      @AnhDonoi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Alyssa Jones as weird as having a white girl from America tell you how to do traditional Japanese things

    • @YouEvenRiftBro
      @YouEvenRiftBro 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Lol, nobody gives a shit about how you eat your sushi at these cheap places

    • @artistaloca4
      @artistaloca4 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AnhDonoi isn't "nguyen" Vietnamese?

  • @yusukenakano5547
    @yusukenakano5547 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    こうやって紹介されることは有難いですね。
    The sushiro is one of the biggest chain store [kaiten zushi] in Japan.  Most Japanese eat it with a little soy sauce and wasabi, but of course taste varies with individual.
    Thank you very much for introducing!
    P.S. the principal neta
    鮪orマグロ:tuna 鮭orサーモン:salmon 中トロ:fatty tuna 鯵orアジ:horse mackerel
    ホタテ:scallop ネギトロorねぎトロ:long green onion and fatty tuna あなご:conger
    えびorエビ:spring lobster or prawn or shrimp ウニ:sea urchin イクラ:salmon roe

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      yusuke nakano Thanks for the info Yusuke! I'm sure some viewers will find it helpful.

  • @ButterySkater
    @ButterySkater 8 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    im going to starve to death in japan lol. i gotta start learning that language asap

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      LOL. Don't sweat it. Speak clearly, slowly and simply and you'll get by just fine.

    • @lonewolf209
      @lonewolf209 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      English is taught in pretty much all Japanese elementary schools so while you might have trouble reading it, the staff should be able to help.

    • @BelaPuma
      @BelaPuma 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      so did you learn it?

  • @ThePanadolsandwich
    @ThePanadolsandwich 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Brilliant! Thanks for making this video. I've been to Japan several times and I always make an effort to speak Japanese, but a lot of the people I met want to practice their English which is cool too. I love these type of innovative uses of technology. One of my favourite places was what I'd call a gyoza bar with 100 yen steins of beer and fried gyoza, very popular with students. Used to go there every night.

  • @kanjiguy106
    @kanjiguy106 9 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    That ticket machine can literally do a better job in restaurants here in the US than the already overburdened wait staff. Really. The wait staff can focus on the customers already sitting instead of having constantly swing by the lobby to check-in people.

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** What you say is probably true. But then... why not replace the wait staff with the conveyor belt too?

    • @JadenYukifan28
      @JadenYukifan28 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Slow Easy English In another video, I noticed that there were stairs leading inside....I guess it's not suitable for people in wheelchairs

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, unfortunately Japan is not very convenient for the people in wheelchairs.

    • @JadenYukifan28
      @JadenYukifan28 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Slow Easy English Well, that sucks, Sil...My Birthday is coming up and I had asked my mom if we can go get Sushi for my Birthday, she said no...

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's too bad. Why no sushi?
      Oh, and hey, happy birthday!

  • @lauraharmon6508
    @lauraharmon6508 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Several years ago I had the pleasure of visiting Japan and we ate at the Conveyor Belt Sushi. It was awesome.

    • @lauraharmon6508
      @lauraharmon6508 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +GanjaBear29 by you, of course. Smoking dat ganja!

  • @thestig007
    @thestig007 8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Thank you for making this video. I've always been interested in visiting Japan, but if I walked into that restaurant before seeing this video, I would have been completely lost. There's a lot of little tricks. Dos and don'ts.

  • @dragonmaid1360
    @dragonmaid1360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for this. I live in Australia and we have these restaurants here in the cities. Never been in because I didn't know how to order. But now I do. That's cool. Thanks!

  • @Platform115
    @Platform115 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very nice video bro I’ve live in Japan too
    I’m from Brazil and I’m learning English by my way thanks bald man you’re rock

  • @tstuff
    @tstuff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was in Japan for a few weeks about 8 years ago. After a long trip from NY to get there we found a Sushi place just behind our hotel. We were four guys and we ended up finding the place later in the evening around 8. There were only people at two other tables so we sat at a table near the belt. At that place the cost was based on the color plate the food came out on. There were 4 or 5 different plates from 150 to 300 Yen. The place we were setting at was passed the other two tables so we were grabbing everything as it came by because they were not picking things up. By the time we were done we all had about 8 or 9 plates each. I found the concept of the color plates interesting along with watching the food come around and just grabbing what ever looked interesting.
    Another evening I went out by myself and was just relaxing at a table when a little boy around 7 came over and practiced his English a bit. Offering a few questions he got excited that I understood and replied. Then his parents called him back over to their table. I'm sure they thought he was interrupting my dinner but I found it great that he wanted to learn and show how well he was doing. I hope those few minutes encouraged his desire to learn what is not an easy langue to master.
    When I was in San Jose three years ago I found a sushi place with a similar set up. There was a belt that carried the sushi out and you picked up what you want and it was based on how many plates picked up. I have not seen any in NY like that. I like that system better.

  • @pva87channel
    @pva87channel 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It's a very interesting video, although, every your video is useful.
    I'm fond of watching your channel! Thank you so much for your efforts!

  • @H.pylori
    @H.pylori 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Someone was trying to explain to me how this restaurant worked, but I did not understand. This video explains it all perfectly, so now I understand. Thank you. Thumbs up!

  • @BothHands1
    @BothHands1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Pickled ginger is most most delicious part of the sushi eating experience.

    • @BothHands1
      @BothHands1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lex Hostler as far as i know, you're *supposed* to eat it in between different types of sushi as a pallet cleanser, but i love that shit so much i could make a meal of it. Also delicious with yakisoba

    • @BothHands1
      @BothHands1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lex Hostler ah, yeah i wouldn't say better, but it's still kinda yummy. I'll sometimes shove some ginger in my face before i've finished chewing and swallowing a piece of sashimi. What bothers me more is people covering the sushi in soysauce before they've even tasted it by itself. I get it, that's how you think it tastes better, so ok, but at least taste it the way the chef prepares it first. How do you even know you like it better drowning in soy sauce if you haven't even eaten a bite of it the way it was made. I guess in the west you can get away with it, but i live in Japan, so i gotta make sure my sushi game is on point :P

    • @analisapena3086
      @analisapena3086 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤮

  • @monserrat6425
    @monserrat6425 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm going to japan in a few weeks and this video is exactly what i needed. Thank you!!

  • @girlsrockurboyz
    @girlsrockurboyz 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Even though I will never be able to afford a trip of any nature, this was a very enjoyable and educational video. I have had sushi but not good sushi. Anyhow, good job! I wanted you to pick some fried shrimp so bad. lol

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +girlsrockurboyz Haha. OK. Fried shrimp next time! Thanks for the compliments.

  • @Linuxieus
    @Linuxieus 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for your nice video, me and my wife watched it together. This evening I'll be going to a 'all you can eat' sushi restaurant here in the Netherlands. I love sushi, and you have learned us that it's not all about raw fish! Thank you!

  • @GmailUnited
    @GmailUnited 8 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    wtf i thought these places only existed in mobile phone video games

  • @my4daughter
    @my4daughter 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    i don't know why people dislike this video. for me i always thanks to who ever upload any videos they made to show us all yummy food around the world...just nice.. i plan to eat sushi today but sad that sushi in us are not the same sushi in japan

  • @thestig007
    @thestig007 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sushi is pretty expensive in NY. It's amazing that you can get genuine Japanese sushi for such a low price in Japan.

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +TheStig ZeroZeroZero Yeah, but then again, pizzas are very expensive here. For example, a medium PIzza Hut Supreme is 2570 yen ($21.22) and a large is 3780 yen ($31.22). Just for fun, I looked up the same pizzas in California and they are $14 and $17 respectively. More than 50% more expensive for the M and nearly double the price for the L. But it turns out that they're even MORE expensive when you consider that a medium in the States is bigger than a medium in Japan.
      In Japan, the medium is 25cm (9.84in) and the large is 31cm (12.2in). In the States, the medium is 12" and the large is 14".
      So, calculating your cost per square inch for a medium in Japan, you'd get 4.92^2 * pi = 76 sq.in.
      In the States, it would be 6^2 * pi = 113 sq.in. You get 50% more pizza for 2/3 the price.
      Cost per square inch in Japan is 21.22/76 = 28 cents/sq.in. while in the U.S. it is 14/113, only 12.4 cents, less than 1/2 the price. I think the difference would be even greater for the large but I don't feel like doing all the calculations. LOL

    • @ybunnygurl
      @ybunnygurl 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is not good sushi, its like McDonald's

  • @Podex3.14
    @Podex3.14 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you didnt miss to point explain anything! I got everything in detail, so much appreciated! Thanks!

  • @luftigo
    @luftigo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    1680 Yen are about 15€. Cheap lunch for 2 people

  • @miguelamaya6318
    @miguelamaya6318 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We have NEVER been with some one as silly as you are lol. Thank you for making our day silly.

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha! Yes, I'm very "sylli". So sylli, in fact, I create a new channel called Rilli Sylli! Check it out if you like travel videos! :)

  • @stefanusrianto8781
    @stefanusrianto8781 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'd like to ask a question. As I've seen in some videos, isn't the way to put the soy sauce is by putting it on a small plate and "dip" your sushi onto that plate ?
    And not by pouring the soy sauce over the sushi ?

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't know for sure. I've seen Japanese people do it this way so I do it too. I'm not the type to care much about how things "should" be done and prefer to do things the way things are actually done by normal people. Also, although this has nothing to do with being "proper", I'll usually only do it this way on my first dish because there is no plate for the soya sauce. Then, after I eat the sushi on the first plate, from then on, I'll use that as my soya sauce plate, just as you describe.

    • @stefanusrianto8781
      @stefanusrianto8781 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh, I see then. Thanks for the reply :)

  • @PanAhimsa
    @PanAhimsa 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    uf! that was something to learn.... i need to learn Japanese to eat!!! thanks for the topics!

  • @dancrosby9991
    @dancrosby9991 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I don't doubt that it's affordable, but the ambiance is like a junior high school cafeteria; very loud and boisterous. If I went there I would probably load up on tamago, maki and boiled ebi and save my money for other dishes in a more traditional, intimate sushi bar where it's quiet, less complicated and more relaxing. Do they sell beer and saki in this type of restaurant? If not, would they let you bring your own?

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dan Crosby I'm almost 100% sure they do sell beer, if not sake. But I've never stopped to notice cuz I always just drink the tea. But I'm sure I've seen it there. I'll try to make a point of noticing it next time I go.

  • @svipull5816
    @svipull5816 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The spice mixture looks alot like the japanese mixture I use, it is called Shichimi Nanami Tougarashi, it contains chilli, pepper, black / white sesame, orange / mandarine zest and seaweed. It tastes really good, I use it in nearly every dish that I cook, but I honestly can´t imagine it on sushi. :o

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Sanel R. Yeah, you wouldn't put it on sushi. I'm pretty sure it's for the udon and other dishes they have on the menu.

  • @rhyspaul6525
    @rhyspaul6525 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow that is crazy cheap, I'd be eating there frequently at that price. 👍🏾👍🏾

  • @Cityhunter9580
    @Cityhunter9580 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice Video. Got a lot of information about how exactly it looks like and experience.
    Can't wait to visit Japan.

  • @mcsilustrador
    @mcsilustrador 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Are the colors of the dishes the same for all the restaurants that serve that sushi type or does it vary according to the restaurant? Oh, and great video, by the way!

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks. Each restaurant chain will have their own color scheme, I believe.

    • @htran10
      @htran10 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mauricio Costa

    • @scott31312
      @scott31312 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      They may castrate you. lol

    • @artistaloca4
      @artistaloca4 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      They chop off a finger 😈 lol

  • @jgroenveld1268
    @jgroenveld1268 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I find the experience of not only the fact you're eating sushi interesting but also the method used to order/pay for the meal.

  • @back2toxic
    @back2toxic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I'm being silly... because I'm Sill... y. That line got me laughing so hard!

    • @ahhwe-any7434
      @ahhwe-any7434 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      he should've went up to a random non english speaking japenese person and been like I want to eat some Whoha! I mean some sushi. that's not how u do it? k bye

  • @EVATUBE1
    @EVATUBE1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Holy smoke that's complicated! Thank god I came upon your video and learned the procedures. Thank you so much Sil!

  • @thecheeseman4296
    @thecheeseman4296 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The people on the other side of the conveyor are giving the camera glares

  • @jacquesparent43
    @jacquesparent43 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just had to watch this again. Still have not been to Japan. :( Always love watching this :)

  • @PamelaProPeace
    @PamelaProPeace 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Very helpful. Thank you. (But if you want to be amused then press the subtitles. They are hilarious!)

  • @MsBadmas
    @MsBadmas 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks! That was very thorough. I would not have made it in my own.

  • @Hwyadylaw
    @Hwyadylaw 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cool, I just realised my Japanese is good enough to read the menues and ticket machine

  • @saraharry3778
    @saraharry3778 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never had Franks before watching Eric put it on some food he was tasting. I had to try it. Went out and found a bottle. Where has it been my whole life. Improves whatever I eat. Thanks.

  • @denny8548
    @denny8548 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great video! I always thought it was much more expensive in Japan.

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't be fooled. Many things are very expensive still. But the difference is not as great as it used to be 20 years ago because of inflation in the west and very little here. This sushi was the exact same price 20 years ago. LOL.

    • @victoria-8536
      @victoria-8536 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      how much did it cost

    • @TsubakiNya
      @TsubakiNya 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      1680 yen is pretty much a 1:1 ratio to US dollar. So, his meal costed around ~$17 USD

    • @denny8548
      @denny8548 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      His meal cost $17 but he getting a real deals from authentic Japanese chef, where as in U.S it would be from a Chinese knock off and may be with added chemical god know.

    • @TsubakiNya
      @TsubakiNya 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Some places in the U.S do have real japanese chefs, but you generally won't see such a wide array of fish, and freshness of this caliber. Unfortunate, but there really isin't much the U.S can do when shipping fish around.

  • @GS-st9ns
    @GS-st9ns 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sil,. You look uncomfortable, but if you can go to Japan and speak Japanese and understand all of the rigmarole that you have to go through in order to order sushi, you rock. I'm subscribing to see what else you are capable of.

  • @Sandwich179
    @Sandwich179 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Ginger is also used to clean the palate (A.K.A your mouth)

  • @くれおんチャンネル
    @くれおんチャンネル 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    i am japanese. and so impressed that your explanation is so accurate.
    let me add some more.
    you can use QR code to let them give you a call when it's ready for you.
    i am so happy that you introduce how to use sushi restaurant to non-japanese in english.
    and at the same time i am so ashamed that entrance machine is not for english even though lots of non-japanese travelers are coming to japan now...

  • @Martin-yf7sd
    @Martin-yf7sd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I would be completely lost looking at that ordering machine like some foreign object from another planet

  • @thewienerdogvlogs6435
    @thewienerdogvlogs6435 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    We are taking our 6 year old son to a conveyer belt sushi place here in Tulsa called Sushi Train. This will be our first time going to a place like this. We go to a place in Broken Arrow called Bento now and we met the owners and their two girls at the time, 4 years ago. They have a son now and so weve become good friends with them. But i cant wait to go to Sushi Train, because my son is going to get a big surprise. The food actually comes on a toy train! And he has no idea, but he loves trains. ^^ oh! Also he LOVES Unagi/Eel. I like it too. I didnt actually think i would like sushi, but i LOVE the Philly Roll, so here that would be raw Salmon, Avocado, and Cream Cheese. I have tried and do like others, but thats my fave.

  • @mykesmith3015
    @mykesmith3015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well it's been 6 years sushiro has gotten even more modern

  • @RandomVideos-io8uc
    @RandomVideos-io8uc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All that food looks very good I want to try it.

  • @hoongzai7896
    @hoongzai7896 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The pickled ginger is meant to be a palate cleanser in between your dishes, especially those with heavy flavours.

    • @smolshay
      @smolshay 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've just been putting the ginger on my sushi pieces as I eat them

  • @n1k1george
    @n1k1george 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been to Japan several times and can read kana and a little kanji but I found this video very useful. Even as a fairly seasoned visitor I think I would have been confounded if I walked in this restaurant cold.

  • @muramasa431
    @muramasa431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If you want to go to Japan and live there,first thing first were these:
    1.Hiragana
    2.Katakana
    3.Kanji
    4.Romaji

  • @matangaroarumeti9287
    @matangaroarumeti9287 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The video clip that I'm watching is something that is a have to have memo. All compliments to the guy that has the best of interest for the person that doesn't speak or read Japanese.

  • @TubaBuddha
    @TubaBuddha 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The ginger is for cleansing the palate between kinds of sushi, NOT for adding to sushi.

  • @Camarila
    @Camarila 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for this video that I have randomly come across. it will hopefully help me and my husband to be next year on our trip!

  • @NoCluYT
    @NoCluYT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I was thinking, "wow, they should do this in North America!" Then I remembered how people have no respect and will steal or contaminate your food

    • @DistopiaKosaki
      @DistopiaKosaki 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Especially Mexico

    • @zarrowthehorse
      @zarrowthehorse 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Way to generalize 300 million people, America is not this bad

    • @easterntrees
      @easterntrees 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      there are many conveyor belt sushi restaurants in north america that do just fine.

    • @FirstLast-pk2of
      @FirstLast-pk2of 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      easterntrees they don’t work in the same way as this one. With those you just take what you want as it comes round. This it is made fresh to order

  • @keithcleghorn5102
    @keithcleghorn5102 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We need to get the franchise and put some of these type of places on the west coast and east coast. I would love to go there but I would run up a big ass bill, everything looked good. Thanks for the video education.

  • @MyAlienX
    @MyAlienX 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    wow so cheap and so local, and here we pay so much for a freakin sushi

    • @hiimryan2388
      @hiimryan2388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MyAlienX I think it has to do with supply, I mean you will expect Japan to have a lot of good sushi restraunt

  • @JustAnotherDronePilot
    @JustAnotherDronePilot 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for the video! I am planning to go to Japan sometime next year and I really don't want to offend anyone or make the same mistakes you were talking about, so I really do appreciate the video!

  • @onengkusumah2905
    @onengkusumah2905 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    japanese restaurants are amazing...

  • @PacinoStyle
    @PacinoStyle 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you it was very useful! i'm going to Japan on may. i put your video in favorites!

  • @Wewearmore
    @Wewearmore 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Gaaaa now I'm hungry!!!!

  • @julioclay9078
    @julioclay9078 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this video, it's clear enough and very usefull. Gonna be visiting Japan next few months.

  • @howtohaydencarter8969
    @howtohaydencarter8969 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have no interest in Japanese, I'll never eat sushi, I don't know a word of Japanese, and I found this video *extremely* entertaining!

  • @kwsign
    @kwsign 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for making the video, letting me know something new about how to order and eat in Japan. Thank you, my friend!

  • @mrAuctor
    @mrAuctor 8 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    when u can chose english in the order food meny......why not have an english option for the tickets at the entry. kinda wierd

    • @dominikbatt4459
      @dominikbatt4459 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You can ask someone to help you. Get over yourself.

    • @okkeboonstra4587
      @okkeboonstra4587 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      For the challange xD

  • @canadianbeauty7579
    @canadianbeauty7579 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just want to thank you for showing the whole process I loved this and will be headed your way for our honeymoon :) cheers

  • @ionicafardefrica
    @ionicafardefrica 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    While it seems cute when you're in a group, it would be REALLY depressing to eat there alone. I'm used to a more personal experience, I like a waitress to come to me so I can crack a joke, ask about different dishes or just outside information ("where can I watch a good movie around"). Even rude personnel is better then a touch screen, especially when you can't understand the menu and you're really hungry. That might be just me...

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +ionicafardefrica Well, what you're describing might be common in North America, but not so much in Japan. Waitresses are polite but having conversations with customers is pretty uncommon. I was at Starbucks a couple of months ago and you know how you have to go pick up your coffee at the end of the counter from a different person? So this guy was preparing my drink and while he was doing that, I asked him how he was doing. He looked at me like I was from Mars. After getting over the shock of a customer actually asking him that, he nervously said, "good thanks". (This was all in Japanese by the way. He wasn't nervous because of English.) I laughed and said, "from your reaction it seems like no one ever asks you how you're doing?" He laughed a bit and said no. So while you might find an electronic menu lonely, don't expect much more from a live waiter/waitress. They keep things professional and don't fraternize. You would do much better in a small bar. The bartender there will talk to you all you want. Maybe a mom and pop shop too. But for the most part, you can forget it in any type of chain or large restaurant.

    • @jamespena2663
      @jamespena2663 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey buddy, your reply made .e a little worried for you. Do you need a friend? Look me up

    • @amzharpyro
      @amzharpyro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You're weird. I love all the self checkout and automated systems. It means I don't have to talk to anyone. It's glorious.

    • @analisapena3086
      @analisapena3086 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Noted, you’re an extrovert.

  • @chipblock2854
    @chipblock2854 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The last time I was in Toyko I read about this chain. I still like the old places, I forget what they are called, that maybe have sitting for 10 to 20 people. I love the personal service by the chef. They are more expensive but who cares when you are eating sushi. I have gone alone and say in a poor attempt in Japanese, Chefs choice please and hold up 3 to five fingers. Never sure what I am getting but the chef tells me and some I know and some I don't. I do use my fingers and I do eat light to dark or lean to fatty.
    Often I sit next to a Japanese man that wants to try his english on me and we soon get drunk and are good friends when we leave. What a way to learn about a culture. Eat what they eat!.

  • @Roronoa_Zoro_Official
    @Roronoa_Zoro_Official 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    imagine there was a app that when you hover your camera over writings in other languages it converts to English ;)

    • @sydnierosenfeld8229
      @sydnierosenfeld8229 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fernando Atuaia that would be a good idea 😉

    • @pelgervampireduck
      @pelgervampireduck 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that's a great idea!! somebody make it!!

    • @sugirisuparwan9154
      @sugirisuparwan9154 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      there is actually, called WAYGO. I had it installed in my phone and worked pretty well

    • @Samsungsamsung-ec5gl
      @Samsungsamsung-ec5gl 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      an* app. I like the idea though.

    • @irisw6306
      @irisw6306 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Google translate does that now (:

  • @jokesterr119
    @jokesterr119 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the most informative vids ever! I'm serious, if I went to Japan before watching this I would've wound up taking other people's food, paying for kids, and wind up using the wrong sauce lol. Thanks for this video!!!

  • @zipp4everyone263
    @zipp4everyone263 8 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    *Not directed at any specific person after the first section, and not to be regarded as anything else than informational*
    That way of drowning your sushi in soy sauce isnt polite and not a proper way of doing it anywhere else than at home, with friends or at places like that (with that i mean cheaper sushi-joints with no view of the chef). The soy sauce should only be used very sparingly and as a flavour enhancer, not as a sauce. Remember, sushi is still an expensive food and is the same to the Japanese as a fine meal, treating it as you would a burger, wont look right.
    You are supposed to dip the tip of the fish in the soy, only briefly and then eat it (if we are looking at a traditional salmon piece on a bed of rice) with the fish side down, flipping it over just as it reaches your mouth. Iv tried eating sushi in many different ways and this way isn't just for the looks, but also for enhancing the flavour.
    If you eat well, it can be as much of a compliment to the chef as telling him/her that the food was delicious. Eating it poorly reflects badly on you and can be taken as an insult to the chef (in that the food wasn't good enough to spend the time eating it properly).
    And in japan, looks and politeness is a huge deal.
    As a gaijin visiting Japan, depending on your mission there, you will be excused many impolite behaviours but trying to behave correctly will get you much further than if not. You wouldn't want someone coming to your country and disregarding all kinds of mannerisms, would you. Consider then the fact that Japan has a very strict social code and that they place a great deal of value in honor and politeness.

    • @thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484
      @thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Zipp4Everyone people can eat their food however they want

    • @theutheone
      @theutheone 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Zipp4Everyone you otaku snob, stay in your own country and do not analyze others. They are free to do as they want.

    • @jaghob6311
      @jaghob6311 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fake News but eating in Japan traditionally is the best compliment for a chef. People might give you some looks and weird faces

    • @SaLaDmAn.
      @SaLaDmAn. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Theu dude fuck off he was just trying to tell people how to be respectful and kind to the chef and the country

    • @Samsungsamsung-ec5gl
      @Samsungsamsung-ec5gl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I totally agree with you on manners, but all I can say is... Brazilians.. in America. They have TERRIBLE manners. I hope Americans are not seen that way in Japan.

  • @DarksideSleemo
    @DarksideSleemo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    A little scattered but SUPER helpful. That check-in machine was a trip.

  • @TheFooNz
    @TheFooNz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Lol 1000 JPY for all that is so cheap, i live in Sweden and if you go and eat the same amount of food at a decent resturant it would cost around 5000-6000 JPY (40-50$) xD

    • @guynamedkyle
      @guynamedkyle 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow! 😧

    • @TheFooNz
      @TheFooNz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Halvdan Knutsson haha precis, ingen har råd att bli fet. :)

    • @tweedyscarf
      @tweedyscarf 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same in Germany. :D

    • @jumpmomongaable
      @jumpmomongaable 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Henrik Klangvall well everything is experience in Sweden and Norway !

  • @rattan77
    @rattan77 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing the video Sill. Appreciate it and got a real inside of a sushi conveyer belt restaurant in Japan. In Kuala Lumpur we do have plenty of these kind of restaurants with iPad for ordering.

  • @chronicawareness9986
    @chronicawareness9986 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    i loled so hard when u said u put the empty plate back idk why

  • @Attosegundos
    @Attosegundos 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm definitely subscribing to you right now :)! Someday I want to go to Japan and I find your videos so so so helpful. Thank you very much for explaining us all the things. I'm waiting for more videos like this! Are you living in Japan?

  • @MightyGoldfish
    @MightyGoldfish 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    the subtitles are so far off from what is actually being said. How do I get a job typing out subtitles?

    • @kjsangel3670
      @kjsangel3670 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was with similar thought, though I did find some of it comical. Sadly, the subs are really kinda bad, no offense to the subber but I'm thinking English isn't the native language. E for effort and comedy effect though!

    • @SlowEasyEnglish
      @SlowEasyEnglish  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The subtitles are computer-generated. lol

  • @laurenmanzano5856
    @laurenmanzano5856 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is the exact type of vid i was looking for!! ive always wanted to go here but i want it to be the least awkward experience- thanks!!!

  • @johnnybarbar7435
    @johnnybarbar7435 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    1680 is $14 US ...not a bad price.

    • @jumpmomongaable
      @jumpmomongaable 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      johnnybarbar more like $18 for a long time. Dollar is weaker for past 7-8 years versus Japanese yen