Get the Best Sushi NOW

I've already written about the 100 Yen sushi restaurant, Point, which was a favorite haunt of my wife and I. That place is the best deal we could find that would get us both stuffed for under $20.
I'd like to introduce you to the best cut of sushi I've ever eaten, chutoro, which is fatty tuna belly. Right now is the BEST time of the year to get it, as the tuna are fat from the winter cold. While most places will have this, I can personally attest to the quality I've had at the sushi restaurant found on the bottom level of the Yokosuka Chuo train station.

How to find it:
If you're heading southeast on Blue Street, that is, away from the ocean and towards the train station, you will find the sushi restaurant on the east side of the bottom level. You can walk in from the street, and if you turn around you will look across the street at a McDonald's.


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What to order:
You may order it in Japanese: "chutoro, kurasai". Note: you are going to pay a little more for this, probably $4 to $5 a plate (roughly 100 Yen to $1). So, enjoy your chutoro and eat slowly!

When to go:
You'll want to go as soon as possible while it is still in season, and early in the morning (before noon) will ensure a fresh and tasty experience. If you order enough they may begin cutting it just for you, which would be super fresh! Such was my experience.

Be careful! You might get really spoiled...

Point 100 Yen Sushi

Japan, the land of sushi and sushi conveyor belts, as well as the 100 Yen store (compare to Dollar General), is also apparently the land of 100 Yen sushi. 100 Yen per plate, every plate!If you've ever eaten sushi in the States, you are likely aware that it is a little costly. A plate of two pieces of fish over rice (Nigiri sushi) generally goes for about 180-500 Yen, depending on the fish. Many conveyor belt stores have different colored plates that represent different prices, which you stack until finished, and then a waitress will count up the total.Some enterprising nihonjin found a more efficient way to put the sushi together and collect the plates in such a way that they're able to serve up high quality sushi at a deep discount. Yes, the atmosphere is more casual than even a standard conveyor belt sushi joint, but the prices make it a place you can visit often without breaking the bank.My wife and I generally prefer the salmon there, and I've also found the bintoro (Albacore tuna) to be especially delicious. Tamago, the omelet sushi, is very good too. The only small complaint I have is that the touch screen is in Japanese (well, duh!) so it might take a little time to figure out if you are like me and don't know very much. However, there is a picture menu that you can try to use to line up the katakana and hiragana characters, and if that fails, you can just take sushi from the belt and enjoy.One thing that is very good to know: the red bowls with sushi on them (as pictured above) have been ordered by somebody, so don't take those. If you order some sushi your menu screen will ding before the bowl arrives at your table so you know that it is yours (and you don't forget about it). All plates are put in a slot at the table and every fifth plate you buy will yield you a shot at winning a capsule toy. We've won two so far and eaten about 60 plates of sushi in three trips.To find Point, you need to go south on 16 past the Naval base's main gate and continue on the sea side part of the road past Ave and Hom. You will find Point a couple kilometers past Ave. If you see PC Depot you've just gone too far.One more great thing about this place: free parking! In Japan! Yes, it does exist!


Salmon, highly recommended.
Toro, this was actually 200 Yen...but totally worth it.


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