First Sushi in Japan

I began my food journey last night at what's considered fast food in Tokyo. It's a type of establishment that uses a conveyer belt to distribute its food. The menu was organized based on prices. You can either pull straight from the conveyor belt or put in a "special order" on the touch screen menu. When your order is ready, the chef sends it on a special cart on the conveyor belt. Most people who order through the touch screen system. However, if you're in a hurry, the conveyor belt is most convenient. For between 110-450 yen per plate, you can indulge yourself on amazing nigiri. What was most appetizing to me happened to be between the 110-180 yen range. The prices are totaled by the number of plates you have stacked up at the end. Each plate has a different colored design to inform the price. For 10 pieces of sushi, one green tea (free), one water (free), and one miso soup, my total came out at $12. I did not take pictures of the entire meal. I ate quite a bit of the Maguro. For only $1 a piece, I might as well. In the states, the going rate for Maguro is about $2.25-2.40 per piece. Yes Japanese sushi really is that good.

Maguro nigiri (tuna)

Sweet ebi shrimp nigiri (raw)

Inari (sweet deep fried tofu pockets stuffed with rice)

Marinated Maguro nigiri

Tamago (sweet egg) nigiri

More Maguro nigiri

Miso soup with "sea lettuce"

Salmon nigiri

Grilled salmon nigiri. They sear the skin and leave the other side raw. Delicious!