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I really enjoy sushi and sashimi. I make my own and go to sushi bars when I can. I was just wondering has anyone had sushi while traveling in japan? Im just kinda curious about it over there I would assume that there are some really good sushi bars to try out. Are there any sushi fans here?

a treat for me was going to the Tsukiji market in Tokyo the morning after I arrived (i'd been up since 1 am and got there by 5) had sushi at 7am. it was great.

had sushi late at night in a little conveyer belt joint frequented by bar girls and policemen - it seemed like the equivalent of a shitty 24 hour American diner. the sushi was ugly and no great shakes, but the experience was fantastic.

had sushi in a fairly fab conveyer belt joint near the Meiji Shrine.

loved the department store food basement sushi options! it's really cheap and really great!

have a wonderful time.

(I think if you do an internet search on sushi in japan, you'll find a whole lot of expat blogs that can hook you up right)

and i also ate in an all tofu restaurant. it was really amazing, really expensive (a friend's mom paid, thank scrod), and everything was so so so beautiful.

oh my god, my status just officially changed to Backpacking at the Beach. I'm going to go pop some champagne. at 6:50 am.

have any of you tried fugu? what's it like? i've been wanting to try it, but i don't even know where to get it (at least not here in seattle). maybe next time i fly to asia, i'll escape NRT for a couple hours.

Fugu is awesome - depending on how it is prepared, the taste totally changes. Love it, but sooooo expensive!
Liz

When you're making your own sushi, what's the secret to stopping the nori from getting a bit soggy during the rolling and cutting process? This seems to happen even though the rice is definitely not damp.

A friend of mine uses a little bamboo mat to roll her sushi and she can even cut through that...maybe over use of hands might be causing the problem.