🍥 Conveyor Sushi 🍣

Ahh, jetlag. We are did our best to sleep, but it wasn't quality by any stretch of the imagination. We were awake and "ready" for the day very early. On the bright side, the hotel's buffet breakfast started at 630am! It was an impressive spread with lots of variety: curry, soups, stir fry, French toast, croissant, fruit, noodles and more.

My brother wanted some new motorcycle gear so we popped onto the train to go for a local shopping experience at Ricoland Tokyo Bay. We were too early, so first we went for a walk in the vicinity. Our destination was the Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park. It is mostly a grass field, some trees and a big paved area for mustering. The air temperature was not very high, but the sun beams toasty!

I couldn't resist the idea of a refreshing ice cream cone from the vending machine outside the store. Then we were the first customers inside! It's always fun to go shopping for motorcycle gear. The time flew by, and he found a new helmet. Alas, it was eligible for duty free but we didn't have our passport with us. Back to the hotel to pickup the passport but first we got some ramen for lunch. It was scrumptious, fast and cheap!

My brother and I returned to make the purchase and dad opted to explore around our hotel. The rest of the afternoon was spent relaxing in our room.

I found a conveyor belt sushi restaurant a short walk away. Along the way we passed by a "Forest Park": a group of planted trees providing some nice greenery. The Onari bridge was showing its display of water jets. I missed getting a photo of it in action. We arrived and descended into the restaurant's basement location. It was before the crowds and did not have to wait for a table. The procedure involved registering for a table and getting a ticket. Instantly being called for the table, scanning our ticket to receive another ticket which indicated our table number, 46. 🎫 🎫

All tables have electronic ordering tablets to make however many orders you want. Food arrives on the conveyor directly to your table. The plates have electronic chips under them which controls where they stop. Every item on the menu is small, making it fun to order just enough until you are satisfied. J and I enjoyed this style of restaurant two years ago in Calgary.

Though each item has a small picture and description, we weren't sure what some things were. Dad got a small egg sushi 🍳🍣😂... he was indifferent about it. The matcha dessert balls were also nothing special to our taste buds.

When we finished eating we selected end of service on the tablet. Next step was to scan our ticket at the checkout and self-pay. The lineup was now a handful of groups long and out the door. The evening was warm and we followed the pedestrian/bike path along the Meguro River to our hotel.

I felt a hankering for another dessert and zipped out on my own. I explored and found some unique beverages: a carbonated grape juice as well as a Japanese cola, to share. My frozen selection was a waffle ice cream bar ❄️🍦Read more