Sushi Making Experience at UOGASHI-SUSHI in Tokyo 東京 魚がし寿司 寿司握り体験

Sushi Making Experience at UOGASHI-SUSHI in Tokyo 東京 魚がし寿司 寿司握り体験 Culture
Sushi Making Experience at UOGASHI-SUSHI in Tokyo 東京 魚がし寿司 寿司握り体験
Sushi Making Experience at UOGASHI-SUSHI in Tokyo 東京 魚がし寿司 寿司握り体験

Emblem Hostel エンブレムホステル in Tokyo sometimes organizes sushi making experience event for the guests of the hostel.
You will walk to a nostalgic Japanese style sushi bar near the hostel.
You must enjoy making sushi and the bar's atmosphere.

First, let's make sushi roll. (Maki-zushi 巻き寿司)

Sushi Making Experience at UOGASHI-SUSHI in Tokyo 東京 魚がし寿司 寿司握り体験

You cut the sushi roll.

Sushi Making Experience at UOGASHI-SUSHI in Tokyo 東京 魚がし寿司 寿司握り体験

Cutting a little bit at a time is the easiest way to cut a sushi roll. First, push the knife forward, away from you, as you cut into the roll. Then, pull the knife toward you as you cut through the rest of it.

Sushi Making Experience at UOGASHI-SUSHI in Tokyo 東京 魚がし寿司 寿司握り体験

The sushi chef makes sushi with you. A staff member of the hostel helps with making sushi in English.

Sushi Making Experience at UOGASHI-SUSHI in Tokyo 東京 魚がし寿司 寿司握り体験

Next, let's make sushi balls! (Nigiri-zushi にぎり寿司)
When you make a sushi ball, you roll and pinch the rice ball very softly using mainly dominant hand.

Sushi Making Experience at UOGASHI-SUSHI in Tokyo 東京 魚がし寿司 寿司握り体験

The guests made this above. The sushi chef made this below.

Sushi Making Experience at UOGASHI-SUSHI in Tokyo 東京 魚がし寿司 寿司握り体験
Sushi Making Experience at UOGASHI-SUSHI in Tokyo 東京 魚がし寿司 寿司握り体験

It was delicious. We had good lunch!

Sushi Making Experience at UOGASHI-SUSHI in Tokyo 東京 魚がし寿司 寿司握り体験

This workshop and lunch time require about 2 hours.

Sushi Making Experience at UOGASHI-SUSHI in Tokyo 東京 魚がし寿司 寿司握り体験

Many kinds of high quality sushi toppings are displayed in front of the bar seats.

Sushi Making Experience at UOGASHI-SUSHI in Tokyo 東京 魚がし寿司 寿司握り体験

There is a lot of big goldfish. It is not for sushi though. Nice aquarium!

Sushi Making Experience at UOGASHI-SUSHI in Tokyo 東京 魚がし寿司 寿司握り体験

Sushi bar name
UOGASHI-SUSHI 魚がし寿司

Business hours
Lunch : 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Dinner : 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Monday is closed.
* Even if you are not the hostel guests, it is OK to have sushi there. However, there is no Sushi Making Experience.

Emblem Hostel

Emblem Hostel in Nishiarai Tokyo エンブレムホステル 西新井 東京
Emblem Hostel in Nishiarai Tokyo エンブレムホステル 西新井 東京
This reasonable hostel has clean, nice rooms and facilities.Just make yourself at home in the lounge (on the picture above) and Cafe&Bar (on the 2nd floor).You can meet with friendly guests there.The lounge on the 3rd floor is for hostel guests only.

Inexpensive sushi restaurant chain in Japan

Conveyor-belt Sushi Restaurant (Sushi Go Round) KURASUSHI くら寿司 in Downtown Tokyo and all over Japan
One of my favorite conveyor-belt sushi restaurant chains is KURA くら (also called KURASUSHI / KURAZUSHI くら寿司). I usually go there every second month.

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