#EXPO--Kura Sushi Inc. (Headquarters: Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture), one of the world’s most popular conveyor-belt sushi chains, announced that it will open its largest-ever Kura Sushi restaurant wi...
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OSAKA, Japan: #EXPO--Kura Sushi Inc. (Headquarters: Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture), one of the world’s most popular conveyor-belt sushi chains, announced that it will open its largest-ever Kura Sushi restaurant with a strong focus on sustainability at the Future Life Zone of the Osaka-Kansai Expo on Sunday, April 13, 2025.
The Kura Sushi Osaka Kansai Expo Store is the largest such store ever built, with 338 seats, the most in the history of Kura Sushi, and the longest revolving belt at about 135 meters. The exterior design is simple, with namako walls reminiscent of the company’s symbolic storehouse and a large image of tuna nigiri in the “Antibacterial Sushi Cover Mr. Freshness” that protects the sushi from airborne dust and viruses. The interior has a luxurious, modern Japanese design with wood-grained tables and backs and tatami-style seating surfaces, and a bold graphic depiction of a giant plate on the ceiling.
The exterior walls are made of “plaster without artificial substances,” which is made by reusing 336,000 shells that would otherwise be discarded and using glue and other ingredients made from seaweed. For the pictograms at the cash register counters and restrooms, a total of about 100 kg of discarded plastic bottle caps and milky-white polyethylene tanks were used, reducing CO2 emissions to about one-third of what would be produced by incineration. In addition, a part of the seat numbers and the logo sign in the wind shelter are made of about 15 kg in total of recycled fishing equipment such as ropes, buoys, and baskets. The benches in the waiting area are made of cedar trees thinned in Japan. The “Bikkura Pon®” capsules and other items that visitors can take home with them are also recycled and take-out containers are made of environmentally friendly materials, with the aim of contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In addition, the restaurant is equipped with a system that enhances customer convenience and comfort, with a system that improves hygiene and quality control by utilizing AI and ICT technologies developed over many years, and is the only major conveyor-belt sushi chain to have achieved this. It is a state-of-the-art restaurant that combines the latest technology with the pursuit of “serving by conveyor belt,” which can only be realized by a major conveyor belt sushi chain.
Along with the regular sushi menu, the restaurant will also offer a sustainable menu that utilizes low-use fish, such as nizadai, as part of its efforts to promote sustainable fishing, as well as a 70-course menu that recreates dishes representative of 70 countries and regions.
At the press conference, Hiroyuki Okamoto, Director and General Manager of Public Relations, Advertising and Investor Relations Division, said, “We are the only major conveyor-belt sushi chain to serve sushi from our conveyor belts at all of our restaurants. Our concept is to provide a place where visitors from all over the world can have an enjoyable dining experience filled with smiles. We will also introduce to the world a “next-generation restaurant model” that combines sustainable elements with cutting-edge technology, and bring the revolving sushi culture that originated in Japan to as many people as possible.”
As of the end of February, Kura Sushi Inc. operates 546 restaurants in Japan, 73 in the United States, 59 in Taiwan, and 3 in Shanghai.
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HP: https://www.kurasushi.co.jp/2025expo/
Fonte: Business Wire
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