Sushizen — Restaurant in Shari

Due to a scheduling issue, we could not go to Otoro for the Osen and had to stay in Shiretokoshari; this was one of the restaurant recommended by the tourist center, from the exterior, it's probably the most decent looking establishment around the area.

Once we entered, we were greeted by a friendly old chef who unfortunately did not speak much English. Unfortunately as well, the menu did not have any English translation however they did have plastic models of their dishes and we used that to order dinner.

We ordered their premium sushi and weren't disappointed. Sushi was extremely fresh and we'll balanced, it's designed by the chef to have wasabei inside the sushi so warned if you can't take wasabei. My friend and I agree this is the best sushi we have taken in Japan comparable to the ones we had in Otaru except that the prices here are extremely affordable, for the high quality of the Sushi we had, total bill came up to 3000 Yen for 2 pax, in other tourist establishment, the bill would have come up much more.

In summary, if you are in Shiretokoshari and looking for dinner (not sure if they open for lunch); this is the place to go for affordable...

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