Tsukiji Market / Uogashi Yokocho-Vol. 12 Umai SUSHIKAN

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Sushi-kan’s nigiri-zushi starts from 70 Japanese yen

As well as an à la carte dish, ‘Sushikan’ serves a variety of attractive set menus

Japanese Flying Squid is 70 Japanese yen (a piece), and even the most expesive one is 690 Japanese yen. You can enjoy high quality ‘nigiri-zushi’ with quite reasonable prices.

‘Sushikan’ at the Tsukiji Market is one of 30 sushi restaurants runs under the large restaurant chain based on Sendai city, and therefore, they can purchase fresh seafood materials in a large quantity with lower cost.

It is said that their rich seafood stock is one of the best in the Tsukiji Market. For example, sometimes, you can find a very rare ‘kamatoro’ or pink tuna meat from gills in their show case.

‘Kamatoro’ or pink tuna meat from gills 630 Japanese yen

Although, it is not usually in their stock, if you find it in the show case in front of the sushi bar, you are very lucky. You can enjoy eating delicious fatty part of tuna to your heart’s content.


■Images of dishes are shown under the eaves. You can also find the　 same images shown inside.		■4 times wider seating area is arranged compare to other existing eating places in the Tsukiji Market.

‘Shun-no-morikomi-nigiri’ is the most recommendable among a variety of set menus

You can enjoy eating 13 pieces of ‘nigiri-zushi’ cooked with high quality fresh seafood, such as pink tuna, salmon roe, and sea urchin roe as regular items, and adding other seasonal white meat fish, shell fish and blue skin fishes when you order ‘Shun-no-morikomi-nigiri’ (or assorted seasonal nigiri-zushi 3,500 Japanese yen). A half size roll sushi, Japanese-style omelet, and a bowl of miso soup cooked with corbiculae are also added to the set.

A variety of à la carte dishes, such as grilled turban shell cooked in its own shell, and slices of whale, is also served. In addition, you can find brand ‘sake’ rice wines form Tohoku, and ‘shochu’ distilled wines fromKyushuon their beverage list.


*Café’s Recommendation*	*‘Toku-toku nigiri’*	*‘Healthy set’*
*2,850 Japanese yen*	*1,260 Japanese yen*	*1,050 Japanese yen*
Items of nigiri-zushi change seasonally.	(Advantageous set of nigiri-zushi)	A glass of beer is served together


*‘Nami-nigiri’*	*‘Jo-nigiri’*	*‘Tokujo-nigiri’*
*850 Japanese yen*	*1,450 Japanese yen*	*1850 Japanese yen*
(Normal: Assorted nigiri-zushi)	(Special: Assorted nigiri-zushi)	(Superior: Assorted nigiri-zushi)


*‘Nami-chirashi’*	*‘Tokujo-chirashi’*	*‘Bara-chrashi’*
*850 Japanese yen*	*1,850 Japanese yen*
(Normal: A bowl of vinegared rice with variety of fresh seafood put on the top)	(Superior: A bowl of vinegared rice with variety of fresh seafood put on the top)	(A bowl of vinegared rice with verity of fresh seafood put on the top)


*‘Anago-don’*	*‘Sake oyako-don’*	*‘Sake-yokubari-don’*
*840 Japanese yen*	*1,260 Japanese yen*	*1,260 Japanese yen*
(A bowl of vinegared rice with conger eel put on the top)	(A bowl of vinegared rice with salmon and salmon roe put on the top)	(A bowl of vinegared rice with slices of salmon put on the top)


*‘Jo-maguro-don’*	*‘Maguro-Yukhoe-don***	*‘Ikura-don’*
*1,575 Japanese yen*	*1,050 Japanese yen*	*1,840 Japanese yen*
(‘Special: A bowl of vinegared rice with tuna put on the top)	(A bowl of vinegared rice with tuna in Korean yukhoe style)	(A bowl of vinegared rice with salmon roe put on the top)


*‘Steak-don’***	*‘Sake-to-anago-no- yokubari-don*
*1,050 Japanese yen*	*1,180 Japanese yen*
(A bowl of vinegared rice with beef steak put on the top)	(A bowl of vinegared rice with slices of tuna and salmon put on the top)

＜Reference materials＞

Tsukiji-marukajiri published by the Mainichi

Tsukiji-o-kiwameru published by Aspect co.

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/

http://www.tsukijigourmet.or.jp/

■For travelers from overseas

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