Kura Sushi Asakusa Rox: 100-yen Conveyor Belt Sushi Restaurant's First Global Flagship

After passing through the seemingly small entrance, you will be invited into a spacious environment that can accommodate 272 guests. This 842-square-meter restaurant is the largest Kura Sushi branch in Japan.

The interior of this branch is influenced by modern Japanese design and features Ukiyoe paintings, lanterns, white wooden furniture and tatami-style seating.

Guests can experience Japanese festival games, such as shateki (gun shooting) and wanage (ring toss) during their visit.

The service staff wear t-shirts with language marks and all staff are equipped with voice translator devices.

Customers at the Asakusa ROX branch use a self check-in machine to get a table. Follow the prompts on the touchscreen panel by the restaurant entrance and you will get your table number. This process may require a waiting time, depending on the crowd. You will receive a ticket like in the image below and then need to find a table with your number.

When you find your table, grab a teacup and make your own tea. You can find the green tea powder in the condiment compartment.

The condiment compartment includes a variety of necessities, such as green tea powder, gari (pickled ginger), soy sauce and cutlery (chopsticks and spoons).

Take two spoons per cup and pour over hot water using the tap by the touch screen. This complimentary tea goes well with sushi, so make sure you follow this ritual before you start your meal.

Apart from taking sushi from the conveyer belt, you can place your order using the multilingual touch screen (available in Japanese, English, Korean and Traditional Chinese).

Your order will be shipped on the upper conveyer lane and your touch screen will notify you with a sound. The freshness of sushi on the belt is indicated by IC tags, with those that exceed the expiry period discarded.

A dome-shaped "freshness" cover protects the sushi, but can easily be taken off when you lift up the edge of the plates.

When you finish your meal, insert your plates into the plate pocket. You get to play a Bikkurapon (びっくらポン) game for every five plates deposited.

If you win, you can get a store-original toy (which varies from time to time) or can play at one of the traditional festival stall booths.

You may choose to play Shateki three times or Wanage five times.

A 200-yen dish comes with two plates, so separate them before inserting them into the pocket.

Each plate has a QR code and your bill will automatically be calculated when you insert your plates into the plate pockets. At the same time, your total bill will be shown on the touch screen. Unlike other conveyer belt sushi chain restaurants, customers at Kura Sushi can go straight to the cashier, without waiting for staff to count the final bill for you.

Kura Sushi is more than a regular sushi chain restaurant. They provide a range of Japanese dishes, including udon, ramen and tempura rice bowls. These high-quality dishes are mostly available for less than 500 yen.

Kake Udon comes with an umami-rich broth that is prepared every morning at each restaurant. It only costs 130 yen on weekdays and goes well with sushi.

Those who want something unconventional should try a fish burger. The patty is made with a variety of fish, which would otherwise be discarded due to their uneven sizes and quantities. To drink, why not try a Shari Coke, which is made using malted rice.

Their premium sweets menu is updated every two weeks.

While Kura Sushi is a popular sushi chain restaurant, you can also drop by to unwind between your sightseeing activities.
They carry a variety of sweets, including cheesecake, ice cream, bubble tea and fruit parfait. Between 3 and 5 pm is usually quieter, so you can enjoy a peaceful afternoon tea time. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the establishment.

Kura Sushi Asakusa Rox is located at the 4th floor of the Asakusa Rox commercial complex, which contains various big-name stores like Muji and Uniqlo, plus a traditional public bath.

[Access]
An eight-minute walk from Exit 1 of Asakusa Station (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line)
A minute’s walk from A1 Exit of Asakusa Station (Tsukuba Express)

[Opening Hours]
11:00～23:00 (last order at 22:30)

[Official website]
http://www.kura-corpo.co.jp/en/

無添くら寿司 浅草ROX店

東京都台東区浅草1-25-15 浅草ROX4F

0358306106

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