“Wasabi terrorism” again at a sushi restaurant in Japan … Protest comment “I want you to enjoy your trip” | Joongang Ilbo |

Recently, as the number of Koreans visiting Japan has increased sharply following the fact that visa-free entry into Japan has become possible, there was a story that a Korean tourist visited a sushi restaurant in Fukuoka and was attacked by wasabi terrorism. . On the Internet, the restaurant has left a protest “review terror”.

On the 7th, a message was posted on a travel-related Naver cafe (bulletin board) claiming that he had visited a sushi restaurant in Fukuoka and was attacked by wasabi terrorism.

Poster A, who revealed that he has visited various sushi restaurants in South Korea, began writing a comment saying, “I don’t think anything is good in Japan.”

Mr. A introduced that on the 4th of this month, he visited the branch of B sushi restaurant, which is famous in Fukuoka, in the underground mall of Hakata station, and ate sushi in line for about 30 minutes.

Mr. A said, “I ordered a lot of things, but at one point, the amount of wasabi was so much that I couldn’t eat it.” ) When I lifted it up, there was a spoonful of wasabi in it.”

In fact, if you look at the photo posted by Mr. A, you can see a lump of wasabi on top of the raw shrimp placed on top of the sushi rice. At first glance, it was more than the appropriate amount.

Mr. A said, “When I compared it with the sushi I ate earlier, the difference was clear.”

He continued, “Most of the customers were Koreans, but I was really angry. I couldn’t say anything more (to the restaurant) because my Japanese is basic.” I’m here.”

Mr. A said, “I thought it might have been a mistake, but after seeing the face of the chef who looked at the plate collected by the part-time worker, I decided that it was intentional.” “I may have been wrong,” said Mr. A, asking for opinions on the Internet.

After that, Mr. A left a comment with a picture of the sushi that was attacked by wasabi terrorism in response to the suggestion of leaving a postscript on Google Maps.

Mr. A said, “The chef acted as if he already knew (the wasabi terrorism).” I wrote it in the comments section.

The restaurant then replied, “We can’t serve dishes like this at our restaurant. We think it’s a prank.”

As of the afternoon of the 8th, word-of-mouth evaluation of the store is 1.4 points. On the Internet, he shared the address of the restaurant and left a one-star rating, while at the same time leaving reviews such as “embarrassing”, “a lot of wasabi” and “a racist restaurant”.

On the other hand, this is not the first time Japanese sushi restaurants have had wasabi terrorism. Last July, it was reported that a Korean woman living in Japan was attacked by wasabi terrorism while visiting a famous sushi restaurant in Ginza, Tokyo. In 2016, at a famous sushi chain store in Osaka, a staff member mocked a Korean customer who seemed to be having trouble eating the sushi he ordered after putting wasabi on it. At that time, the store apologized through its official website.