Hamazushi はま寿司 横須賀

There are several kaiten sushi places in town where one can get a decent meal at a reasonable price, but Hamazushi seems favored not only for its convenient location but also for its wide selection of plates and for it's freshness and quality.

Some other 回転寿司　Kaiten Sushi note-ables in town (and all marked on the blog map):
魚屋亭　新鮮寿司　- Uoyatei Fresh Sushi is the small shop under Yokosuka Chuo station. It's more expensive but the cuts are large and fresh.
くら - Kura Sushi is along Hwy 16 near PC depot. At this kaiten sushi location you place your empty dishes into a slot at the table. Every 5th dish it plays a game and you could win a small prize. This is quite ingenious since kids cannot leave the place unless your plate count is a multiple of five. After all, if you only need two more 100 Yen plates for a chance to win a 10 cent plastic toy, the economics of the decision is clear. Get the other two plates of course. Kura used to be the favorite until Hamazushi opened. Kapa sushi also eased the lines at Kura. Free parking.
かぱ - Kapa Sushi is just before Kura sushi on the left side of the road if you're driving south from base. Here your special orders are delivered by Shinkansen train and the kids are sure to like that. Free parking.
にぎりー丁　Nigiri icho - Is within a block of Kura sushi and offers slightly larger portions along with a slightly higher price. Free parking.

A few photos from Hamazushi

Shrimp and avocado salad

The ticket machine says "Welcome." Enter the number of people and then press the blue button below. The green button clears your entry. On the bottom left it states that there is about an X-minute (5 in this case) wait.
The next screen will ask you table (テーブル) or counter (カウンタ).

Hamazushi has a wide selection of soups, salads, and fried foods if you or your family don't like raw fish. There will still be plenty to eat here.

English menus are also available. Touch screen is Japanese but easy to figure out.

Weekdays plates are 94 yen including tax and 105 yen (incl. tax) on weekends, and national holidays.

Different soy sauces

Soy sauce guide

The soy sauces are different levels of sweetness. The scale is on the bottom. More red = sweeter. They've recently changed this descriptive sign again and the "sweetness meter" seems to have disappeared. They are all soy sauces, just different brands and flavors.  The new sign (see below) is just as confusing as the one above.

The New Soy Sauce Guide

From left to right:
- Special Hamazushi Dashi Soy Sauce. Soy sauce with added umame from the dashi flavoring.
- Dark soy sauce
- Sweet flavored soy sauce
- Hokkaido sea kelp soy sauce
- Hakata sashimi soy sauce.