Without a doubt, Sushi is one of the most symbolic Japanese cuisines that represents Japan. You can eat sushi pretty much anywhere in Japan; from supermarket, conveyor belt sushi restaurant or normal, family styled sushi place. In recent years, traditional Edo-Mae sushi restaurants are getting popular within foreign tourist, but language is still a barrier that keeps the tourists from enjoying the real sushi experience.
In order to help foreigners who do not speak Japanese to fully enjoy the experience in a sushi restaurant, a service called “sushiuniversity” was launched in July this year. sushiuniversity is a service that allows tourists in Japan to visit sushi restaurants with greater ease and familiarity, as though going to their favorite neighborhood restaurant. Not only does sushiuniversity showcase various restaurants, but the fee includes shuttle service to and from the hotel as well as interpreting service inside the restaurants, and “lectures” on the sushi ingredients and etiquette. Tourists can select from a range of plans depending on their budget.
They now offer English, Chinese, Korean, Thai and 8 other languages and they are looking forward to expand their service in Vietnamese and Indonesian in the near future.
sushiuniversity offers three courses: Basic (10,000 JPY/person), Intermediate (20,000 JPY/person), and Senior (30,000 JPY/person). These prices include the meal and the interpreting service. The courses are in Omakase style and the menu will be translated into different languages in advance so that the guests will have an idea of what kind of sushi will be served. If diners notify sushiuniversity in advance of allergies or foods they want off the menu, this can be fully arranged. In addition, the team selects restaurants located within 30 minutes by train from guest’s hotel and within the Tokyo area that meet their parameters. The sushiuniversity interpreter will meet the guests at the lobby of their hotel. The group then travels together to the restaurant.
The interpreter will stand next to the sushi chef and explain the details of the sushi ingredients, philosophy and etiquettes behind sushi. Since luxury sushi restaurants generally forbid photography, the interpreter can negotiate with the restaurant directly for you to take photos of the food.
Source from http://sushiuniversity.jp/
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