Restaurant Guide for Kaiten Sushi in Namba/Dotonbori
Namba and Dotonbori are two areas located in the Minami (South) region of Osaka, between Namba Station and the Dotonbori Canal. They are home to the city’s famous entertainment district, where you can enjoy traditional kabuki theater performances, as well as hundreds of shops and trendy restaurants. The precinct is a magnet for tourism, lovingly nicknamed “Gastrotown” by both locals and visitors. Not only can you find fast foods like takoyaki and okonomiyaki, Namba and Dotonbori are also prime spots to find kaiten sushi or conveyor belt sushi restaurants in Osaka.
The kaiten sushi restaurants in Osaka serve “fast food” made with high quality ingredients by master sushi chefs for relatively cheap prices, making it extremely popular throughout Japan, and especially Namba and Dotonbori. Kaiten sushi is frequented by everyone from university students trying to save money, to office workers looking for a quick meal, and friends, families and tourists with a sushi craving wanting a less formal dining environment.
When you sit down at a kaiten sushi restaurant, you will see different colored plates with different varieties of sushi on them. The color indicates the price of the sushi on the plate, usually starting at about 100 yen. You can pick sushi plates off of the conveyor belt or order them fresh from the chef. Be sure to try out kaiten sushi the next time you’re in the Namba and Dotonbori areas of Osaka!