What does 1500万0000円 mean on a price display?


I'm a bit confused by the price display in a sushi restaurant video, see
<https://youtu.be/V1g0yIBTDjQ?t=608>

Do I misread the number or is this a joke (the video has an unusual cut
there)?

It shows the price as 1500万0000円, which I would read as 15,000,000円,
approximately 150,000.00$ (with exchange rate 100 yen = 1 dollar). Does 万 have
another meaning differing from ten-thousand here?




You have read it correctly. 1485万0000円 is indeed 14,850,000 yen, which is way
above the average annual income of Japanese people. 万, 億, 兆 and so on can be
inserted to help readers quickly grasp the number. (See:
<https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/18296/5010>)

This restaurant is くら寿司, and you can [play various mini-
games](http://www.kura-corpo.co.jp/fair/2015bikkurapon.html) using their touch
panels, including something like a slot machine. See [this
video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doNXSTGTpE8). I may be wrong, but this
1485万 may be from one of such games. Or it may be from something entirely
different. Either way, it's not the actual charge.




You have read it correctly. 1485万0000円 is indeed 14,850,000 yen, which is way
above the average annual income of Japanese people. 万, 億, 兆 and so on can be
inserted to help readers quickly grasp the number. (See:
<https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/18296/5010>)

This restaurant is くら寿司, and you can [play various mini-
games](http://www.kura-corpo.co.jp/fair/2015bikkurapon.html) using their touch
panels, including something like a slot machine. See [this
video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doNXSTGTpE8). I may be wrong, but this
1485万 may be from one of such games. Or it may be from something entirely
different. Either way, it's not the actual charge.

