Both in Japan and its international branches, the conveyor-belt sushi chain Kura Sushi has a convenient system whereby customers insert their finished plates into a disposal slot at their table. The establishment benefits by saving the time and labor of its staff and customers enjoy the experience.
Not only is it fun for children to watch plates disappear into the slot, but the experience is further gamified through the Bikkura Pon Prize system, in which a sensor registers the type and number of plates and a panel monitor plays an animation or dispenses a prize corresponding to the number of plates inserted.
But what happens to the plates after the fun is over? More than one curious customer has surely asked themselves this question.
In a viral video with over 16 million views, Kura Sushi (Japan)'s YouTube channel shows what happens behind the scenes, tracing the journey of the plates after they leave your sight through the disposal slot.
As it turns out, the plates travel on lanes just like they do when they're served on the carousel!
The difference is the lanes are waterways, and the plates move along as if they were floating down a river toward their final destination.
The video elicited numerous comments, including some in English, such as:
"It's like people floating along in a lazy river. I could watch this forever."
"I never thought I would see the world from a plate-view perspective. How amazing!"
"I had no idea the plates are flowing around like that. It looks like a water park ride!"
"Now this is my favorite video of all times [sic]"
Disposing of your plates at Kura Sushi may become just a little more fun now that you know what happens to them.
Both in Japan and its international branches, the conveyor-belt sushi chain Kura Sushi has a convenient system whereby customers insert their finished plates into a disposal slot at their table. The establishment benefits by saving the time and labor of its staff and customers enjoy the experience.
Not only is it fun for children to watch plates disappear into the slot, but the experience is further gamified through the Bikkura Pon Prize system, in which a sensor registers the type and number of plates and a panel monitor plays an animation or dispenses a prize corresponding to the number of plates inserted.
But what happens to the plates after the fun is over? More than one curious customer has surely asked themselves this question.
In a viral video with over 16 million views, Kura Sushi (Japan)'s YouTube channel shows what happens behind the scenes, tracing the journey of the plates after they leave your sight through the disposal slot.
As it turns out, the plates travel on lanes just like they do when they're served on the carousel!
The difference is the lanes are waterways, and the plates move along as if they were floating down a river toward their final destination.
The video elicited numerous comments, including some in English, such as:
Disposing of your plates at Kura Sushi may become just a little more fun now that you know what happens to them.