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Located a block away from the Okamoto Hankyu station in Kobe Japan is a delightful sushi place that serves sushi on a conveyor belt, but as in all things Japan you could probably eat off of the belt itself. However, the cuisine is Sushi and the seating is limited to bar style only and with only approximately 20 seats in the whole place, it gets packed quickly and often. For non-japanese speakers there are an assorted number of ways you can order. First is to look at their English/Japanese menu, however as in most restaurants everything is not included in that menu. In fact, sushi is just a seasonal and short shelf life cuisine, there are numerous dishes that are limited in offering. One such dish is mint leaf and japanese eggplant over rice, which is only found during certain seasons in Japan, but one would see it on the plates of others around you, and you can order by simply gesturing to the Chef who is in front of you by gently pointing and saying "hitotsu kudasai". A third way of ordering is to see the items on the conveyor (aka. merrygoround) and just simplying picking what you want. You can also order other items such as soup and my favorite 'Fatty Tuna' by asking the english speaking japanese next to you to order it for you!