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Opening before the store opens, you can enjoy sushi made by skilled chefs starting at 150 yen for 3 pieces. I visited the "Daikou Sushi Honten" in Shinsekai during a night out. The atmosphere and detailed information about the restaurant can be found on YouTube for reference. This restaurant opens at 11:00 am, but even on weekdays, there was already a line forming. I arrived 10 minutes before opening and was able to enter on the first round. The restaurant has a counter surrounding the kitchen in a "C" shape, with table seating in the back. The chefs making sushi in the kitchen are very efficient. The sushi menu starts at 150 yen for 3 pieces, which may be cheaper than conveyor belt sushi. I started with a sweet potato shochu and water for 400 yen. To order sushi, you write it down on a memo and hand it to the staff. I ordered grilled conger eel (3 pieces for 150 yen), egg (3 pieces for 150 yen), surf clam (3 pieces for 150 yen), fresh octopus (3 pieces for 300 yen), mackerel (3 pieces for 150 yen), and ark shell (3 pieces for 500 yen). Every piece of sushi was incredibly delicious, with perfectly fluffy rice. I also had sake for 400 yen. I added herring roe (3 pieces for 400 yen), medium fatty tuna (2 pieces for 500 yen), horse mackerel (3 pieces for 300 yen), sea bream skin (2 pieces for 150 yen), squid legs (3 pieces for 200 yen), and squid with shiso leaf roll (200 yen). The medium fatty tuna was particularly amazing, with a refined sweetness from the fat. The red miso soup served at sushi restaurants is always so flavorful. After eating and drinking so much, the bill came out to just over 5000 yen. This is definitely a sushi restaurant where you can enjoy a meal with peace of mind. I've been coming here for 30 years. Thank you for the delicious meal, Daikou Sushi Honten. Location: 3-2-18 Ebisuhigashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka. Closed on Thursdays. Open from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm (last order). Smoking is allowed.