{
  "id": 13072599,
  "title": "Sightseeing bus serving conveyor-belt sushi to launch in Tokyo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/sightseeing-bus-serving-conveyor-belt-sushi-to-launch-in-tokyo",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T08:48:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261009/p2g/00m/0li/049000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tokyo (Kyodo) – A unique sightseeing experience is set to launch in Tokyo next week, with a double-decker bus offering tours around the city while passengers enjoy conveyor-belt sushi on the upper level. The Sushi Bus, featuring 20 seats and a retractable roof, provides all-you-can-eat sushi for 16,000 yen ($101) for regular seats and 20,000 yen for front-row seats. Tours last approximately 70 minutes and pass by landmarks such as the Ginza shopping district and Tokyo Tower.\n\nThe bus features a retractable roof and is decorated to resemble a piece of sushi. Kitchen staff on the lower level load plates of sushi onto a service lift and transport them to the upper floor, where passengers select their dishes from a conveyor belt. Staff members engage with onlookers at traffic lights, encouraging them to take photos and wave.\n\nSushi Bus Inc., founded by 40-year-old Tomoyuki Yano, is the latest tourist experience from the entrepreneur. Yano, who previously launched a ninja-themed tour and café, believes the conveyor-belt sushi concept offers a distinctive and challenging business model. The bus tour took over two years and cost more than 100 million yen to develop, with over 100 tests conducted on the conveyor belt to ensure the safety and stability of the sushi plates during the journey. Pre-cut sushi portions are used to accommodate the moving environment, and the bus aims to provide a high-quality dining experience comparable to a traditional sushi restaurant.",
  "summary": "TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Conveyor-belt sushi is hitting the road in Tokyo, with tours aboard a double-decker sightseeing bus set to begin Saturday.The Sushi B",
  "key_points": [
    "Sushi Bus launches in Tokyo next week, combining sightseeing with conveyor-belt sushi",
    "Double-decker bus with 20 seats and retractable roof offers 70-minute tours",
    "All-you-can-eat sushi priced at 16,000 yen ($101) for regular seats"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}