Tachiguisushi Akira

Standing sushi stall with surprisingly high-quality sushi. Reservations are a must. This ended up being one of my favorite meals of the trip (despite standing for over an hour lol). The rice, the fish, and the chef’s technique are on par with a proper omakase counter and at a very reasonable price for this level of quality. Honestly, it even beat the omakase I tried elsewhere on this trip.

Itamae sushi place. Very tasty sushi and nice experience overall. The sushi were freshly prepared, and it's pretty cool to see how it's done. Pretty fresh ingredients, many of which it's my first time trying. (but you gotta stand for the entire dinner though)

Good sushi quality at this price, especially Shima Aji and Tuna red body (Akami). Rice tempura is above expectations. Aged tuna is not good, only salty Tiny space, stand-only: it has enough space for seats but not installed (perhaps for higher tabel turnover rate) Chef is young and skillful

Japan food scene has full of surprise! It‘s not a place you should go after 8 hours city walk, but a standing sushi place without any seats. You enjoy the food standing and could also use the hands to eat. The food is very good, the atmosphere is soso. You better choose everything on the menu, otherwise you‘d regret!

Went here based on the #1 ranking they received from Tablelog for standing sushi. I found the sushi to be inconsistent in flavour as some pieces were too salty (too much soy sauce) and some pieces lacked any flavour. The sushi rice was also soggy but hard at the same time and the fish texture was mushy. Each time I picked up the sushi, the structure completely fell apart. Overall, it was an unenjoyable experience.

So delicious, I love these casual but high qualities small sushi places! It was intimate and could taste the precision and quality of his training and experience in the sushi. The Uni was delicious, and I tried a variety of fish I wouldn’t usually order and loved it all, that’s my sign of a truly good restaurant. He even changed the flavor a little the second time I ordered one of the fish. I did accidentally spend 13,000 yen but I ordered a lot and the quality was really high to match. They seem to have foreigners a lot and are good with English, also it’s a little hard to find but it is for sure at the building it shows on google maps. Just go down the stairs to right and it’s down the hallway

I made a prepaid reservation through Omakaseje.com for this restaurant but did not get a confirmation email somehow. Because my schedule changed, I asked my hotel to call the restaurant to move the reservation. The restaurant later called the hotel back and confirmed that the reservation had been successfully changed to March 8 at 6:15pm. When I arrived at the confirmed time, the staff told me they had no record of my reservation and asked me to wait outside. I ended up standing outside for nearly 30 minutes while the rest of the guests for that seating were admitted and started eating. After I finished the meal, the staff again insisted that they could not find my reservation and demanded that I pay the full amount. I explained that the meal had already been prepaid and showed the credit card charge as proof, but they refused to accept it because they could not find the booking in their system. I was then asked to stand aside and wait while they investigated, which meant another 30 minutes standing in front of a line of waiting customers while it appeared as though I was refusing to pay. This was extremely embarrassing. Eventually they located the reservation and confirmed that the meal had indeed already been prepaid. When I calmly pointed out that this situation had been very uncomfortable and asked whether an apology would be appropriate, the chef came out, raised his voice, and angrily insisted that the situation was my fault — even though the reservation change had previously been confirmed through my hotel. The sushi itself was ok, fresh fish but rice was too warm. But the way this situation was handled was unacceptable. Losing a reservation, publicly questioning a customer’s payment, and responding with hostility instead of professionalism completely overshadowed the dining experience.

Bafun Uni was worth an order even though it was 1400 yen now. Really creamy & pleasant briny aftertaste. My pro tip for this place is just to spam the Chutoro & Tuna+pickle Roll pieces. Get like 5 of each or something + some uni to really get bank for your buck. Absolutely a nice place for sushi beginners and worth a lunch spot.