Kura Sushi Global Flagship Store Ginza to open on Thursday, April 25, 2024
April 23 2024 - 9:30PM
Business Wire
Travel back in time to Japan’s Edo period!
A store with an
interactive space where customers can enjoy “Edo-style
entertainment,” including food stalls inspired by the world of
ukiyo-e woodblock prints, to open in Ginza
Kura Sushi, Inc. (President: Kunihiko Tanaka; Head Office: Sakai
City, Osaka), which operates the conveyor-belt sushi chain “Kura
Sushi,” will open “Kura Sushi Global Flagship Store Ginza,” its
sixth global flagship store in Japan, on Thursday, April 25, 2024,
inside Marronnier Gate Ginza 2. The store was produced by Kashiwa
Sato, one of Japan’s top creative directors, and is the first
location of a major conveyor-belt sushi chain to open in the Ginza
area.
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Kura Sushi Global Flagship Store Ginza
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With the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan setting a new
record in March 20241, inbound tourism demand has rapidly recovered
and is on an upward trend. Additionally, Tokyo boasts a larger
number of restaurants highly rated by a global restaurant guide
than any other city in the world, and Ginza in particular is an
area containing some of Japan’s finest dining establishments.
That is why in Ginza, a district that draws foodies from all
over the world, Kura Sushi is opening a large global flagship store
that is also tailored to the needs of overseas visitors with its
concept of entertainment in the style of Edo, the former name for
Tokyo during the Edo period (1603-1868).
The store will feature “Kura Koedo,” a space inspired by the
Edo-period food stalls depicted in a woodblock print by the ukiyo-e
artist Utagawa Hiroshige2. Here, staff will prepare sushi, tempura,
and skewered rice dumplings right in front of customers’ eyes,
making Kura Sushi the first-ever major conveyor-belt sushi chain to
offer customers opportunities to experience the feeling of live
performances as new added value.
The store will be equipped with Kura Sushi’s longest-ever
conveyor belt, allowing customers to experience the fun of
revolving sushi that is a hallmark of Kura Sushi. Like the existing
global flagship stores, the interior will have a modern Japanese
design decorated with ukiyo-e images and paper lanterns and
featuring plain wood tables and columns along with tatami-mat
seats.
Kura Sushi will continue to deliver unforgettable culinary
experiences that allow customers all over the world to experience
the delicious taste to which Kura Sushi has remained committed
since it was founded as a company, as well as the evolving fun of
conveyor-belt sushi.
1 Japan National Tourism Organization, “Visitor Arrivals
(Preliminary figures for Mar. 2024)” (released April 17, 2024) 2
Famous Views of the Eastern Capital, Amusements While Waiting for
the Moon on the Twenty-sixth Night at Takanawa
Features of Kura Sushi Global Flagship Store Ginza
■ “Kura Koedo” recreating the world of
Utagawa Hiroshige’s ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Three food stalls for
sushi, tempura, and rice dumplings
The Ginza Store will be the first Kura Sushi store to feature
“Kura Koedo,” a space inspired by the ukiyo-e artist Utagawa
Hiroshige’s woodblock prints capturing scenes of Edo (Tokyo during
the Edo period, 1603-1868). Hiroshige’s print Famous Views of the
Eastern Capital, Amusements While Waiting for the Moon on the
Twenty-sixth Night at Takanawa, which decorates the walls of Kura
Sushi’s global flagship stores, depicts the people of Edo
celebrating the twenty-sixth day of the seventh month in Japan’s
old lunisolar calendar, a Buddhist holiday when people would pray
to the moon. The print vividly illustrates the culture of Edo’s
townspeople as they gathered for a special occasion, including food
stalls for sushi, tempura, soba noodles, and sweets along with
fireworks, a man dressed in an octopus costume, and people wearing
beautiful kimonos. Just like in the ukiyo-e print, “Kura Koedo”
will feature food stalls for sushi, tempura, and skewered rice
dumplings amid a “fireworks” display. The three food stalls will
offer freshly prepared, made-to-order dishes that customers can
order from their seats. Customers will be able to enjoy authentic
food-stall performances in a space that seems to have been
transported from the Edo period.
Limited Edition Items at Kura Sushi Global Flagship Store
Ginza
*Some dishes will no longer be sold once the planned quantity is
reached.
Store Overview
● Store name:
“Kura Sushi Global Flagship Store
Ginza”
● Address:
7th floor, Marronnier Gate Ginza
2
3-2-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo,
104-0061
● Business hours:
[Weekdays] 11:00–23:00 *Last
orders at 22:30
[Saturdays and Sundays]
10:20–23:00* Last orders at 22:30
*Business hours are subject to
change.
For details, please visit the
Kura Sushi official website: https://www.kurasushi.co.jp/
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