Mawashizushi KATSU, Conveyor belt sushi restaurant in Nishi-ku, Japan.
Mawashizushi KATSU is a sushi restaurant with a modern conveyor belt system where fresh sushi plates continuously circle past guests. At counters and tables, visitors can select dishes directly from the belt or place orders through tablets.
The mawashizushi concept originated in Osaka during the 1950s when the conveyor belt system was invented to streamline sushi service. This innovation transformed how sushi restaurants operate in Japan and made high-quality sushi accessible to more people.
The name 'mawashizushi' refers to the rotating sushi service that has become part of everyday dining in Japan. Guests sit together at counters or tables and watch plates pass by them, creating a social and relaxed eating experience.
Guests can sit comfortably at counters and pick plates directly from the rotating belt or receive specially ordered dishes via tablets. Payment is handled simply by scanning the stack of empty plates at the end of the meal.
The restaurant uses an automated plate tracking system that calculates the bill by measuring the height of the stack of empty plates when scanned. This eliminates manual counting and speeds up the payment process considerably.
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