Sushi Train Technology!

[DensetsuShonen]

It's not cool , it's a waste , people are starving in the streets !

[wheeler1]

@DensetsuShonen so, you wanna give em food poisoning???

[reignofcows]

suSHI Train

[funsicle21]

they have one of those in London

[KELLERMANisBACK]

@funsicle21 they have many "Sushi-go-arounds" in many countries. I think he was pointing out the technology used to deal with the old sushi.

[LobsterPotsticker]

like the lick'itounge game from Pokemon Stadium :>

[nicelogin2]

Almost every train type delivery restaurants have bar codes or something similar marked by the bottom of the plates. And before an employee loads the dishes to the belt, they would scan the bar codes and tell the computer what types of food they are.

[joe84au]

CHOOO CHOOOOO

[Korealty]

Omg im so hungry...

[ROBLOXRLA]

1 yen sushi place ;)

[chechnya]

So very wasteful. 

[ikilledAeris]

@chechnya I've heard more than once that eating raw fish that's been sitting out just a little too much is dangerous. Not sure how realistic that is though.

[videoman223]

It's 2am, and I want some sushi.

[OmegaXis0]

I lived near a Asian buffet that have the sushi train. It was Asian because it was a mix of China, Japan, etc. And a Mongolian Grill.

[shkdbsahbdlabf1]

Free meal if you ask me but still that's cool

[MsSunhappy]

mottainai!

[KenshinNihon]

I absolutely love "Kaitenzushi"! I went to one in Sendai city with some Japanese friends, we ate 80 plates of sushi! Which is 160 pieces of sushi.. Hahaha... Good times.. Good times...

[MahBoi22]

VERY cool!!!!

[ricarleite]

It's not that hard to implement.

[lambofgod661]

ufo technology....

[SeanChiruchi]

Wow man, thats awesome

[SuperZalex]

Damn, Japanese technology's so damn awesome!!

I am so moving down there then i have the money and the language for it!

[SibSpi]

I wanna be that rubbish chute \D:/ I'm sure some the vast majority of that stuff's still just fine, it's simply not at the peak grade required to satisfy the most particular of customers.

[dantsubio]

寿司ローかｗｗｗｗ

おいしいよね

[ILovesAKB48]

i've seen lots of your food vids and they all look sooooo tasty. you are living my dream. how long have you lived japan?

[mikeboy39]

thats what they call "running sushi" in germany!

[pm41224]

@mikeboy39 In Soviet Russia, Japanese food runs along a conveyor belt!

[cats2006]

I don't understand why they built nuke plants on the coast.

[gangstaofhiphop]

Ate like this on Central London, the resturants name was YoSushi and damn me and my friends first time there and out end tab was really huge heheh and btw mate you got a nice videos. Subbing ya :)

[mrdkaff]

cool, but don't throw it away, waste of food. I hate that

[honeynigiri]

that was super cool!

[darkmagiciangirl22]

Ahaha You're not in Kobe in the Southern Mall are you? I swear this looks exactly like the one I go to...

[EgyptSubs25]

This will sound so silly, but I was wondering if you could make a video about food portion. You see, I'm from Egypt, and recently an American friend was telling me about how our portions much smaller than in the US. So I was wondering about how it is in Japan? Would I be criticized if I ordered too much or something? And what's too much?

P.S. Love your videos. Thank you :D

[Terlagu]

throw away the food is very bad

[DjasonD101]

love it!

[TheSparkleyVampire]

Awesome.

[AnInterestingInsight]

I was wondering, how do the workers know how much someone ate? Or the eater (person xD) know how much each food is, ect? (:

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

@AnInterestingInsight

They count our plates

[artz900]

@TheJapanChannelDcom Yeah but can't someone just randomly take the sushi out of the plates and eat it while leaving the plates on the sliding thingy?

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

@artz900

Watch the "crime in Japan" playlist - "stealing stuff" video.

[tuitenlabi]

@artz900 no ones gonna do that in japan i think...

[bubby963]

@artz900

Remember Japan isn't England. Crime is extremely low.

[nunvikingsofthesea]

@AnInterestingInsight maybe its all you can eat?

[conversequeen64]

There are restaurants like this here in NYC if anyone wants to check it out ;)

[Cr0m3z]

we have this in switzerland ^^

[suiseiseki2007]

i'm pretty sure the micro chip, well rather some sort of pattern is on the bottom of the plate. and some machine reads the patten and knows when it's too old.

[killzone10]

lol what a wase of food.

[merryyuna86]

OHMG!! it looks awesome!! I am going to Japan next month!!! and now I believe how Japanese people serve food in fresh conditions!!! I love it and cannot wait to be there!!! Japan here I come!!!!

[2Vu3]

AHA but really hey just reuse it again :) ! jks,,,,,

[KiriouSs]

i really dont know how to eat most of that lol... I WANT BURGERS:P

[AimTheAlmighty]

Oh, SHOOT! That's SOO cool, SOO cool! I've been google-ing the entire week for sushi, but this is the first time I've seen how they take care of the old sushi on sushi trains :D This is awesome!

[drewman415]

It's sad to see sushi go to waste :( wish they would just give it to me for free XD

[reshjuk]

Every single video I have watched from your channel has put a wide smile on my face! This is super-cool!

Comparing countries... you know, thinking about my country Finland, it's such a small country and economy compared to Japan that I doubt many of the things we see done in Japan would work well here. There are just not enough people to support many of their systems I think. Population density Finland: 16/km2. Population density Japan: 337/km2. Just pondering...

[GreenCocktail]

adopt me please x_x i'm already 24 but what the heck adopt me please !!! i wanna live in japaaaaaaaaan

[fepenico]

It's impressive to see technology like this applied to eateries. Although I do hear the Japan wastes a significant amount of food. I imagine this only contributes to it.

[Cinlouxx]

That's just fascinating!

[nihonsuki]

Some kaitenzushi restaurants have touchscreens at each seat which let you order special sushi (like no wasabi). The order comes out on something that looks like an electric train and stops in front of you. After you take the dish, you press a button to send the train back. I imagine they're not too far away from a totally automated sushi restaurant.

[killer1177]

@nihonsuki Yea, I've been to one like that. And also they have mini-games too where you can slide 5 plates into a compartment and then on the screen it shows like a roulette, and if you win, they give you a small prize.

[wilsongb100]

they have this in HK

[TheBokiya]

freaking awesome. we have that in cambodia too but i don't think there's a technology that kick the old food away like that. thumb up!

[zentotoro]

Seen a few videos of people who put their cameras on the belt and take video of it going around. Good or bad?

[FeileCase]

Very~COOL~

[JazzBlack]

There is a japanese restaurant like that here in Brazil! Its very cool indeed ^^

[tran92dude]

Wow i bet there are some homeless people waiting for the food down there not a bad idea since they are really hungry

[ralithelion]

3 obese people thumbed down because they hate sushi

[Logicalbeatleslive]

rotten fish?

[whoo689]

Sure wish they had Western-style restaurants like that! If McDonalds or KFC did that, I'd be in heaven!

Why is it always the Japanese who get cool shit like a moving conveyor belt of food?? Come on, Western corporations! >.<

And of course, places like The Netherlands have cool shit like FEBO. There used to be something like that here in the states, in NYC i think. It had a really weird name, though. Some old-fashioned term I forgot.

[tawan20082008]

they just throw food away??

[KashukoProject]

we have a place like that by us. but because it' american it's not really creative or new stuff. just regular maki and nigiri (i think that's what it's called) anything special, you'd have to ask for and there's no "surprise me" factor :(

o-well sushi train places are the best!

[dentyboy117]

There's one of them really close to me in London. When I first saw it I just stared for about 10 minuets and totally forgot about my sushi hehe

[frealynn]

Heck! That is really... AWESOME.

I want sushis T__T *I'm fasting*

But well, Japtech's is no.1 :P

[DaviDelicious]

that is amazing haha! It would be fun to just sit there and stare for a few minutes xD.

Just a question though... is a lot of the food wasted? Just curious hehe

[MrKaz106]

Very cool. I am a Japanese expat living in the US over 40 years. When I left Japan they didn't have Kaitenzushi. During my business trip to Japan several years ago, an American friend and coworker took me to one and showed me how to order and behave in Kaitenzushi restaurant. I found out that dishes that carry sushi has price codes embedded. They may have a code to tell when the plate went on the conveyor belt.

[Clearie552]

EJECT! EJECT!

[capsscreen]

Niiiiiiiiice! :D I want a restaurant like this here too! 

[nikandnana]

Woah! Sushi belts are so common but one that automatically throws out sushi that has been around too long? I was expecting a light to blink and some staff to pick it off. lol. They should make this mandatory everywhere there's a sushi belt!

[i8thefood]

Huh.. thats funny. We have this at our local mall in California. xD ^.^ yay sushi. :P

[marafi]

Well the back of the plate has a chipped in wire. I saw it once on Detective conan. Its pretty amazing sushi.

[Chuloloc]

Interesting. Fast and futuristic.

[ModelManTom]

That's a horrible waste of precious fresources. I'd expect that kind of waste over here, but not there.

[SakuraAvalonBleac25]

That is so cool :D

[pieface15]

Now Ive seen enough Japan is all that so glad im going back this july :D

[Sarutoke333]

I went to a sushi belt restaurant yesterday! :D It was soo amazing! I spent a little more than I'd wanted, but it was awesome. :)

[DotaSkilleR]

niiiiiiice

[lordtufty]

Very Cool!

[seekerofclarity]

awesome lol!

[mitternacht07]

Yummy....at 2:00 AM I am craving sushi or Japanese Food.....blame it to your Channel.....hunger!!!

[duckthroat]

@ Arkenarge

In fact, there are a lot of homeless in bigger cities. They live in small cartonhouses near trainstations. You'll even find small groupes of homeless living just outside the cities near rivers.

[babi3pink]

dude, thats awesome... im going to japan next year, cant FRIGGIN wait!!! T_T" also - im requesting to see how you make money in japan, i mean... what is your job? what do you do? is it hard living in japan? and why do you choose to live there, do you have a japanese wife? <-- i think you're getting married ?

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

@babi3pink

I talk about Japan more than I talk about me.. because there are too many vloggers on youtube already talking about themselves :-)

Watch the videos and visit the website forum to get the bigger picture.

[Arkenarge]

rarley find homless in japan, they are too hard working XD

[hellohal3]

just because some1 is homeless it dousnt mean there not hardworking?

[nfz4q2]

@Arkenarge Japanese homeless are everywhere, there are thousands in every city due to prices of apartments and houses being so extremely high. The homeless sleep in shopping centres and train stations often.

[Daver869]

@Arkenarge hahaha no one would be asking others for money to "eat".

[YoungKoolness17]

@Arkenarge dude thats way too stereotypical

[blahk04]

@Arkenarge There are plenty of homeless people in Japan. Also, Americans spend more time working per year than the Japanese. We also accomplish more per hour (productivity).

[ManiacalMichael504]

Awesome! There actually was a place in Mandeville, LA back in the 90s that had a sushi conveyor! But there was no provision for handling old stuff... you just had to tell for yourself. ;)

The belt looks like a miniature version of the luggage carousel at Louis Armstrong Int'l.

[rioishikawa]

damnnnnn i wish the kaitens in new york had cuts that large.... or even a freshness detector

[MavmanFilms]

OH YEAH, Japanese sushi! Love 'em!

[videochemist]

homeless in japan? live outside a sushi restaurant.

[ph0chiz0]

@videochemist

Actually. In Japanese restaurants I believe garbage has to be under lock and key because of waste Fugu fish.

[videochemist]

@ph0chiz0 Suicidal gambling addict in Japan? Eat Fugu fish everyday.

[Yakfuji]

Hehe that was a sweet shot. Props for hanging around to catch it turfing gear.

That was one thing I wish i'd went to see on my hols, but alas ran out of time.

[shinigami136]

I wish we had more restaurants like that here in hamburrgerr land.

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

In hamburga land?

:-D

[shinigami136]

america, yes.

[GreatSaradomin]

LOL

[Penthaligon]

Germany?



[GreatSaradomin]

ROFL

[Syc0warden]

haha nice

[OrigamiBasics]

that was so awesome!!!!!

[writofmandamus]

im speechless

[kennhzor]

thats too cool!! :)

[Nokpest11]

i heard that, in some japanese restaurants, you have to extra pay for the food you left over. Is that true?

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

Only stuff you ordered.. as far as I know..

[pokekop]

@TheJapanChannelDcom i learned that fact from an anime

[finnurth]

That applies only to "eat all you want" for a fixed fee. It's to prevent food wastage.

[finnurth]

That response was in reply to: Nokpest11

"i heard that, in some japanese restaurants, you have to extra pay for the food you left over. Is that true?"

[Emidretrauqe]

@Nokpest11 yeah, I saw that episode of Lucky Star, too.

[Akaliko]

What a waste !

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

I saw one plate go down and then waited 45 minutes for those to go down.. so it might not be as bad as you think..

Also, ALL the plates being taken from the customers are ALL empty (people only take what they will eat).

I would guess that there would be much less waste in their garbage can than in the restaurants I have been to in the west.

[oopoo64]

I wanna see it malfunction and decide to throw away the entire menu

[Deathscythehell85]

We have a sushi place in the mall like this.

[WOOF1234567891]

very cool matey : D

[KunoichiKira]

since when do people really care about wastefulness? >>; world econ, cough cough.

anyway, thats a pretty cool device.

[ImmortalDragon]

What a waste! still awesome though.

[bbum999]

I'm curious...any idea as to how long is "too long" on the conveyor belt???

[Exestenz]

a month give or take ;)

[TheAnimeExpert]

sweet

[XxChuBByFaCexX]

SO COOL!!!!!

[LivingDog94]

Ok - this is a total freakin' winner! 5* (as if I would dare give your vids anything less! :)

Next time include some atmosphere of the restaurant. Yes, I know the Japanese wouldn't like it but find a way - like when NO ONE IS AROUND!?!

Remember, blokes like me are forced to live in non-Japan. So anything you give us "Look, green tea farms!" we will oogle over... ok, so maybe only I will oogle over.

Do I have to come to Japan and direct your camera work??? SAY YES!! :)

Seriously, good job. 5*

[xiansadan]

Very cool indeed. Makes me hungry. So hungry that I'd eat those 2 plates that got flicked into oblivion.

[AbortedSheepFetus]

Ahaha, that's awesome!

Keep up the awesome videos :]

[TheTwelfthDoctor]

Nice system !!

but when it goes to the garbage, does it get separated from "other" garbage so it can be made in to compost or something?

[chanster28]

insightful vid my friend. I always did wonder about that. Thanks. Me and the mrs would love to visit japan in the future hence finding your posts. We tried to guess your nationality i said British and she said Australian. I think perhaps i was influenced by your prime minister casting. lol take care ;o)

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

The mrs was right  :-)

[mekugi]

Awesome!

I never trusted kuru-kuru zushi for fear of eating something tainted.

[wevenhuis]

What a waste of all that harvesting of food and crops, just to end up in the garbage, no wonder global resources are low. Surely technology with a conveyor belt could be used more smartly than detecting when food is too old and throwing it away.

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

I saw it do that once and then waited 40 minutes before it did it again..

On the upside.. Japanese only take what they will eat..

all the plates are empty when they are taken away from the customer's tables..

In the west, I remember half full plates being taken off to the garbage.

[wevenhuis]

If I understand correctly I will now have to raise my hands and say I am guilty as well. It is a good reassurance to know that Japanese will only take what they will eat. I hope the fullness of a conveyor belt represents the amount of mouths that are to be fed. Then the demo of this video shows a good representation of the efficiency of modern technology with traditional food. Maybe the west can learn from this example.

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

Japanese say "motai nai" and it means "wasteful"..

they are pedantic about not being wasteful.

I imagine if that machine flicks off too many plates the manager would be very unhappy with the staff.

[wevenhuis]

In the last hour I have already learned two new words: motai nai and pedantic! You make great videos on your Channel about Japan. Keep up the good work. It is interesting, has fun facts, and is often entertaining. I can not discern if you are from Australia or New Zealand.

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

Thanks!

Glad you are enjoying them.

I am from Australia.

[mekugi]

Ummm dude...Sushi is mostly rice, and rice is a *renewable* resource (like trees)....The limited amount of fish used in Sushi is renewable too (animals do reproduce)...so yeah, um...wrong type of resource....

[MicknFumi]

How cool is that? Pretty coo! : )

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

Aussie question, wasn't it mate :-)

[kageromaru]

Pff, I'd just eat those cold things for free... :P

[Xinixmzeng]

Damn im hungry.

[lilangel8932]

THAT IS SO FREAKIN AWESOME!!

[AnyahLise]

I'd love if there were these kind of "fast foods" in Eastern Europe, too. Japanese fast food isn't that popular in my country. *sob*

[gimmjoww]

I love SUSHI!!!!!!!!!!!

[wrxbungle]

so who gets to eat the food that has been on "too long" and is likely still just fine? lol

[GundamUber]

That's very cool and all, but the automatic doors are the best electronics of all time!

[KirstieXoXo]

That was suppperrr duuupppperrr Cooll!! what will they think of next??

[mannix1969]

Cool....Oh those clever Japanese...

[McNeatoSan]

Very cool! This is great improvement from some of the older sushi bars where they just leave the food on the belt for god knows how long (which would explain why some of the stuff is so cheap).

Also, I've seen that a bunch of sushi restuarants have running streams along the bar for you to wash your hands. Pretty neat!

Love the videos! Looking forward to more.

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

Thanks!

Making more every day!

[TwiWitchMuse]

love japan :(( i wanna live ther :(

[makianime13]

wish I had that in my house.

[corbraz]

i mean im in singapore

and almost all japanese sushi place has it

im not gonna lie

but its been invented a very long time ago

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

Cool!

You should make a video about it!

[corbraz]

i sure will

haha

the japanese are just so smart

but in my country the sushi places doesnt have the thing the shoot away the old sushi

the service here is not that good compared to japan D;

[mtgforlife]

That was hella sick.

[FoApple]

Not gonna lie, thats was really cool.

[HillBillyDrew]

Fucking awesome! Love Japan and their stuff a helluva lot more than here in Canada, not saying Canada sucks (because it doesn't) but I think Japan is just overall a more awesome country than most of the others in the world

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

Yes, it abounds in awesomeness!

(so does Canada!)

[kawaiicupcakegirl]

omgzzz

i have one of those 1 mile from where i live :/

i was wondering about the old sushi :D

thanks chu :)

[Kordoc5]

That's pretty hi-tech

[StakeJade]

Very cool indeed!

[pabbychan]

Thats damn cool! I always wondered the same thing. I love kaiten sushi!

[ForeverNarutoUzumaki]

Now that's fast food. LOL

[Afro3200]

yah xD

[ThatGurlTara]

The more and more...I'm loving Japan!!! Where do you live??? or stay rather???

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

I live in Aichiken.

[decoysupreme]

how does that work?

do you pay for food at the end or is it by order????

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

They count up the plates at the end  :-)

[Mrwrinkleintime]

... NOW THAT IS COOOLLL... :)

[qxpadam]

That was really cool!

[JuuhachigouSama]

WOOOOW!! That's incredibly cool! I wonder if they do that at my favorite sushi place... or if the old stuff just stays out... UH OH!