It looks like the “Kura Sushi Koshien” location in Ueda Nishimachi along Rinko Line will be holding a pre-opening from December 1.
(This information was provided by Milk France! Thank you!)
Here it is↓
Screenshot from Koshien Branch | Kura Sushi | Conveyor Belt Sushi
It looks like the pre-opening will run from Tuesday, December 1 through Sunday, December 6.
Business hours will be a little shorter than usual, from 12:00 to 22:00.
We had just posted the other day that Kura Sushi would be having its grand opening on December 7.
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Parking for as many as 105 cars!
In the previous article, we wrote that back when the site was Kojima Denki, the parking lot could hold 50 cars.
According to the official website, it can apparently park a whopping 105 cars!!
The largest number of seats in Nishinomiya
Kura Sushi Koshien has as many as 268 seats.
But just saying that doesn’t really tell you how impressive it is, so we made a seating-capacity ranking of Kura Sushi locations in Nishinomiya and nearby areas.
| Rank | Branch Name | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Koshien Branch | 268 |
| 2nd | Nishinomiya Imazu Branch | 196 |
| 2nd | Fukaehama Branch (Kobe Higashinada) | 196 |
| 4th | Higashi Nanamatsu Branch (Amagasaki) | 195 |
| 5th | Sakura Shukugawa Branch | 163 |
The new Koshien Branch boasts an overwhelming number of seats!
It seems to be a COVID-conscious restaurant
Apparently, they’re making a big effort to reduce contact with people by using the latest technology.
They call it “Smart Kura Restaurant.”
- Reserve by smartphone
- Self-guided seating
- Order by smartphone
- Antibacterial sushi covers
- Self-check system (automatic plate counting)
- Self-checkout (pay without staff assistance)
From seating and ordering to plate counting and payment, it feels like everything is set up so you don’t have contact with people.
The antibacterial sushi covers are already familiar, aren’t they?
The recently featured Yakiniku Katchan in Imazu is kind of like that too.
Finally
More and more supermarkets are switching to machine-based checkout, and COVID will probably speed up that trend even further.
If you’re planning to visit the new Kura Sushi, we recommend installing the smartphone app in advance, since you can also make reservations with it.
It’s really convenient.
The screen looks like this↓
Milk France, thank you for the information!!
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