Japanese Innovation- Waitress(less) Food Delievery System- Kaiten Zushi at Narita Airport

Japan Trip 2011, Day 6, (01/21/11) Narita Airport, the port of entry for most foreigners to Japan has a restaurant chain, Misaki-kou Restaurant, that serves the Japanese signature dish, nigiri zushi (raw pieces of fish on top of small balls of vinegar-flavored rice). Misaki, Kanagawa is the home of tuna in Japan and was recently featured on the Travel Channel's, "Bizzare Foods".

This particular restaurant has a second conveyor below the main one that circulates cups, dipping places, tea bags and wasabi (Japanese-styled grated horseradish). Customers select their items as they rotate by and are charged by the type of plate the food is set on. This system allows a foreigner like me to enjoy delicious food without having to converse and allows the establishment a reduction in staff since the conveyor brings the food to the customer.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Japanese Innovation
• Kaiten Zushi
• Misaki-kou Restaurant
• Narita Airport

[speckspeck]

IN PHILLY WE CALL THAT A HORN AND HARDART'S, SINCE THE 194O'S

[Krisnadhuaja]

Sushi restaurants in my country serve sushi waaaaaayyyy smaller than those :(

[vanderley3]

Wow those pieces are HUGE! It looks pretty high quality for an airport sushi joint. I'll have to look this place up next time I'm there. Last time I had a few hours at Narita I was stuck eating at your standard airport-noodle shop, not good at all.