Day 54 (Osaka) : Late update part deux

This isn't actually a sequel, but an entirely new late update. I went out to 弁天町 (Bentencho) last night to meet up with Rob. I'm really starting to love the difference between Kansai and Kanto. We grabbed a bite to eat at a kaiten sushi joint that was having a special 90 yen per plate deal. For those of you who have never seen this kind of restaurant, check out this link. There deal wasn't as good as ours, but it's the same idea. The plates usually cost around 180 yen, about 2 US dollars, for the really common fish like salmon and tuna. The more expensive cuts and different fish can run up to $8 or more per plate. So a deal where you can eat everything for less than a buck is pretty awesome.

This is a different vid where they put their camera on the belt to travel the restaurant. (Video here)

That being said, I had all I could eat for about nine bucks which is a really good deal. Then we walked about thirty seconds form the station to an izakaya that was running a similar deal... kinda sorta. They were advertising 1,000yen all you can drink, but as it turns out you have to order a minimum of four side orders which aren't included in that charge. Still, we drank all that we could in 90 minutes and four plates of salted beans later the bill was about $16 a piece. If I were drinking back in Yokosuka anywhere except the chuhai stand, that would have only covered the first two drinks.

I'd like to say it was an exciting and eventful night, but the swine scare is in full affect. Everywhere was pretty much dead except the sushi joint. That place was overflowing with people trying to get their grub on. Maybe in a few weeks when the flu wears out we can actually find a place with other people to drink with.