到訪三次，但關於食物的照片只有以下兩張。第一次到訪時值冬天，海鮮最為肥美，當時吃了第一件壽司，便驚呼竟然如此新鮮美味，一件接一件，吃罷才發現完全沒有拍照。第二次到訪時值初夏，吃過爽甜的螺和貝類壽司，喝過滿碗扇貝的味噌湯後，也是沒有拍下一張照片。第三次去之前吃了個飯團，終於沒有狼吞虎嚥，理智在線，所以拍了兩張照片。
トリトン (Toriton) 是北海道的迴轉壽司連鎖店，不過近年開始大受歡迎，所以日本其他地方也開始有數間分店。當時去札幌本是想預訂高級壽司店，可是2月正是旅遊旺季，非常多遊客到北海道滑雪。所以到出發前仍未能成功預訂任何高級壽司店。到埗後才臨急抱佛腳，問了在地香港人的推介，我們才到了這間Toriton 最有名的分店 — 北8条光星店。當時到達時間大概是下午5 點，結果等到了晚上7 時多才入座。幸好附近有一間很大又非常好行的藥妝店，足以消磨時間。等候的人大部分都是日本人，連當地人都會花時間排隊的店自然質素有保證。而且重點是每次吃到捧著肚皮出來人均消費才大概2000-3000 YEN，我也是非常不解。
下圖為北海道出產的秋鮭三文魚壽司和扇貝味噌湯。在香港吃的三文魚大多是挪威出產的，難得有北海道產的當然要一試。
到訪日期： 2022-2026年間三次到訪
店舖： TORITON 迴轉壽司 北8条光星店（回転寿しトリトン）
地址： 日本北海道札幌市東區北8条東5丁目19-1
P.S. 所有圖片為自己拍攝
Three visits, yet these are the only two food photos I have to show for them. My first visit was in winter, when the seafood was at its plumpest and most flavourful. The very first piece of sushi had me exclaiming at how fresh and delicious it was. One piece followed another, and only after finishing did I realise I hadn’t taken a single photo. My second visit was in early summer. After enjoying sea snail and shellfish sushi with a lovely bite and natural sweetness, followed by miso soup packed with scallops, I once again left without taking any photos. Before my third visit, I’d eaten a rice ball, so I finally wasn’t wolfing everything down. With enough presence of mind this time, I managed to take two photos.
Toriton (トリトン) is a conveyor-belt sushi chain from Hokkaido. Its growing popularity in recent years has led to a handful of branches opening elsewhere in Japan. Our original plan for Sapporo was to book a high-end sushi restaurant, but February is peak travel season, with visitors flocking to Hokkaido to ski. By the time we set off, we still hadn’t managed to secure a reservation at any of the high-end sushi restaurants.
Only after arriving did we scramble for recommendations from a Hongkonger living locally, which led us to Toriton’s best-known branch, Kita 8-jo Kosei (北8条光星店). We arrived at around 5pm but weren’t seated until after 7pm. Luckily, there was a huge drugstore nearby with plenty to browse, so we had no trouble passing the time. Most of the people waiting were Japanese. A place that even the locals are willing to queue for has to be doing something right. Best of all, the bill has only ever come to around ¥2,000–3,000 per person, despite us leaving absolutely stuffed each time. I still can’t quite understand how.
Pictured below are Hokkaido autumn salmon sushi and scallop miso soup. Most of the salmon we eat in Hong Kong comes from Norway, so the chance to try salmon from Hokkaido was too good to pass up.
Dates visited: Three visits between 2022 and 2026
Restaurant: TORITON Conveyor-Belt Sushi – Kita 8-jo Kosei Branch
Address: 5-19-1 Kita 8-jo Higashi, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
P.S. All photos were taken by me. English translation assisted by ChatGPT.
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