Wow, didn't realize so many mainland folk loved sushi as well! I live in Hawaii, which has close ties with Japan so sushi is pretty common here but i didn't expect it to be so huge anywhere else. My family is pretty big on sushi because we're Japanese, and man, authentic Japanese sushi is amazing! Now I haven't tried mainland sushi, but Hawaii is supposed to have the best non-japan sushi, but the most expensive sushi restaurants here don't even compare to the normal buffet style sushi bars in Japan, you can only begin to imagine how great the expensive sushi restaurants in Japan are if the bars are that great!The quality, taste, price, everything is just so heavenly. And referring to the Blowfish post, the fish is called Hugu, and I've tried it, I have to say I really really really liked it! And yes it can be deadly but in Japan all the sushi chefs are reliable so people don't even worry about it, if you get a chance try it.