Muten Kura Shinjuku: Sushi Menu, Prices & Wait Times

If you are looking for conveyor-belt sushi in Shinjuku, Muten Kura is an option that differs from regular Kura Sushi in atmosphere, menu and price range. Once you have checked the menu and prices along with how reservations and waiting work, it is easy to pick which one suits you.

Muten Kura Shinjuku info

Muten Kura (無添蔵, むてんくら) is a premium conveyor-belt sushi brand run by Kura Sushi.

It has operated mainly in the Kansai region since 2005, and after Nakameguro in 2025, the Shinjuku store opened as its second location in the Kanto region. The Shinjuku store, which opened on 9 July 2026, is the largest of all the Muten Kura restaurants.

Muten Kura Shinjuku is on the 6th floor of the Shinjuku Takano Building. Don’t use the entrance on the main-street side where Onitsuka Tiger is; go in through the entrance on the opposite side of the building.

How is it different from Kura Sushi in Shinjuku?

The easiest way to tell it apart from regular Kura Sushi is the menu and the feel of the restaurant.

Muten Kura has a wider choice of tuna, seasonal fish and side dishes than regular Kura Sushi, and you can order sake with your meal too.

Inside, the seats were spaced fairly generously, and it was comfortable for a meal with parents or children too.

Lower the partition and you are screened off, so you can use the table like a private space.

There are also separate single seats, which are handy when you go alone.

On the other hand, if you want to keep costs down and are after good-value conveyor-belt sushi, regular Kura Sushi is the better fit.

Besides Muten Kura, Shinjuku also has Kura Sushi Nishi-Shinjuku and Kura Sushi Shinjuku Yasukuni-dori.

The Shinjuku Yasukuni-dori store is a regular Kura Sushi that opened on 30 July 2026. Both are close to Muten Kura, so you can choose whichever suits the situation.

Muten Kura reservations and waiting

Muten Kura Shinjuku takes both online reservations and walk-in registration at the door.

If you reserved or registered online in advance, press the orange check-in (チェックイン) button on the left. If you came without a reservation, press the blue ticket (発券) button on the right.

After registering at the machine, you just wait for your turn. There is an indoor waiting area in front of the restaurant, so the weather didn’t matter while I waited.

How to order at Muten Kura

You can order at Muten Kura two ways: on the table touch panel or on your smartphone.

On the touch panel, choose the item and quantity, then press the order button. To order by smartphone, scan the QR code shown on the touch panel and pick from the menu there.

What you order reaches your seat on the upper lane, which carries orders only.

When you have finished eating, press the checkout button on the touch panel and a member of staff comes to your seat to check.

Sushi on the conveyor lane comes inside clear antibacterial covers.

Press the PUSH part at the front of the plate and the cover opens, so you can take the plate out.

Muten Kura menu

Along with sushi, Muten Kura has seasonal fish, sashimi, side dishes and sake, more than 200 items on the menu at any time.

The range runs from sushi at around 150 yen up to bluefin tuna chutoro and otoro and fish shipped direct from where it is landed, so the bill can differ quite a lot depending on what you pick.

The shari, the sushi vinegar and the way the fish is cut are also done in Muten Kura’s own way.

✅ How the shari and fish are prepared

The shari is made with Haenuki (はえぬき) rice from Yamagata Prefecture, and the sushi vinegar with rice vinegar and sun-dried sea salt, among other things.

Some items get another brush of soy sauce just before they are served, and the fish is scored with kazari-bocho (飾り包丁) cuts so the seasoning soaks in and the texture comes through.

✅ Prices of the main items

Some items, like the 150 yen and 180 yen plates, are easy to add without much thought. Prices go up once you move to bluefin tuna cuts, prepared seasonal fish, or fish sent by Shinkansen.

For the Shinkansen items, fish from producing areas such as Fukui and Hokkaido is carried quickly to the restaurant, and the kind of fish depends on the day's catch and what comes in.

Even the pickled ginger is not free; you order it separately. If you pick plenty of items with regular Kura Sushi prices in mind, the total can end up higher than you expected.

✅ What I ate

① Thick-cut salmon (大切りサーモン), 150 yen

The salmon was cut thick, so it was soft with a savory flavor that came through well, and at 150 yen it was an easy one to add.

② Thick-cut bigeye tuna (大切り めばちまぐろ), 180 yen

The tuna was thick and clean-tasting, easy to eat, and the price of 180 yen was fair too.

③ Morning-prepared red sea bream (朝〆真鯛), 480 yen

The sea bream had a springy texture and a clean taste, and with cuts scored into the surface, the seasoning had soaked in naturally.

④ Mediterranean bluefin tuna chutoro (地中海産 本まぐろ 中とろ), 390 yen

The flesh was soft with just the right amount of savory fat, and the flavor was clearly deeper than the bigeye tuna I had earlier.

⑤ Negi-maguro gunkan (ねぎまぐろ軍艦), 380 yen

The minced tuna was soft and savory, and the green onion kept it from feeling heavy.

In busy Shinjuku, it was a good place to slow down for a while and pick out the sushi I like, one plate at a time.

Shinjuku has plenty of choices, but if you want somewhere clean and calm for conveyor-belt sushi, Muten Kura is a good option too.

If you are planning a trip to Shinjuku, take a look at the Shinjuku travel guide as well, which covers everything from Gyoen to restaurants, shopping and Golden Gai.

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