Hokkaido is the home of the freshest sashimi on Earth, and this north Japan franchise Toriton Kaiten Sushi has finally come to Tokyo!
With branches all over Hokkaido including Sapporo, Kitami, and Asahikawa, Toriton is finally bringing its delicious kaiten sushi (rotating sushi) restaurant to mainstream Japan!
With two Toriton restaurants now open in Tokyo including one at Ikebukuro and one at Tokyo Skytree Town, you can now enjoy the fresh taste of Hokkaido’s raw fish sliced to perfection.
Easy Touchscreen Ordering
Toriton Kaiten Sushi makes it easy to order food regardless of your cultural background.
A touchscreen ordering system with multiple language settings means you don’t need to know a word of Japanese to enjoy their amazing sushi.
The touchscreen allows you to navigate between specials of the day, set pieces, individual sushi dishes, sides, drinks, and desserts!
Sashimi Made Fresh
Unlike mainstream kaiten sushi restaurants like Kura and Sushiro, Toriton sushi is more authentic and has its chefs behind the counter in the customer’s sight as they prepare your sushi and personally hand it over to you.
As such, the freshness of the salmon sashimi and meguro (tuna sashimi) is simply unmatched, offering a succulent taste, smooth marbly texture, and a thick fatty cut that makes the mouth water!
The sashimi at Toriton is equivalent in taste to those you would enjoy at a traditional Japanese fish market, except you don’t need to wait in line in the early hours of the morning to have a taste of it.
Variety Dishes
There’s more than just raw fish at Toriton Kaiten Sushi as you can also order sweet egg omelet (tamago) sushi, natto sushi, and even hamburger patty sushi!
My personal favorite is the tamago sushi because of how thick and juicy the egg omelets are.
Again, these dishes are made on the spot so perhaps the tamago ingredients are just as fresh as their raw fish counterparts.
Hot Noodle Soup
There are other ways to enjoy Hokkaido’s amazing seafood than just sashimi, hence I recommend trying one of Torinto’s ebi tempura bowls!
On a cold winter’s day, there’s nothing better than a hot bowl of soba or udon noodle soup with a giant fried shrimp bathing in the broth.
Complete with a handful of chopped spring onions, it’s the perfect way to complement your stream of endless sushi plates while letting you experience Hokkaido’s seafood from a different angle.
Finish Things Off With Some Hot Tea!
A hot cup of matcha green tea is the best way to finish off any meal in Japan!
Soothing, comforting, and full of antioxidants for breaking down your big belly of sushi, nothing will ease your digestion quite as well as hot tea.
Completely free of charge, you can enjoy this complementary beverage as much as you like using the hot water tap on every table and the jar of matcha powder.
So the next time you’re in Tokyo (or the motherland of Hokkaido herself), then head on over to Toriton Kaiten Sushi for a tastier, fresher sashimi experience!
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