Don't get confused. Zushi is another reqularly used version of sushi. I'm starting this thread up as a repository of useful information. For discussion purposes, please do not confuse "sashimi" (raw seafood) with "sushi" (pretty much anything on rice). Time was when Kaiten Zushi did not exist a people were forced to get their sushi at quaint, friendly, little neighborhood sushi bars. Ya sat behind a glass counter and picked what you want. Most places even had their own specialty. I guess the fast food business brought on the kaiten and now it's difficult to find a good sushi ya (sushi shop) anymore. Dang, I miss those days!

At any rate, kaiten is here to stay and for one reason or another people flock to them. Seldom, though, do they know the names of the places 'cause, basically, we gaikokujin (gaijin)don't read the lingo. So a conversation on sushi dining generally goes like this:

He: let's get some sushi tonight.

She: Where?

He: Miura Kaigan.

She: Not that 100-yen place again. We always have to wait for the school kids to vacate before we get sat down.

He: No, no. The really good one next to the Pachinko Parlor near the station.

Get the picture?

Let's go from there. That place just happens to be me favorite for the following reasons:

1 - It's close. 8 minutes by bus if I'm having a beer, 6 minutes by car if not.

2 - It's famous. By famous I mean it's been featured on Japanese TV and therefore a predetermined dining spot for Tokyo Tourists (TTs). (The shop under Chuo station is a branch).

3 - The fish is fresh, fresh, fresh.

4 - I've never had to wait, even when packed with TTs.

5 - Real sushi chefs. Not trainees trying to get their start in the sushi world.

6 - It's good. Dayum good.

It's not 100 yen so don't budget like that. Eight to ten plates will run close to 4000 yen so fill the kids up on McDonald's before you go.

Okay. Who's next?

There's a place right next to PC Depot that I usually go to for lunch with my co-workers. I like the spot in Daiei, but I'm not really that big a fan of the place by Yokosuka-Chuo. Any other suggestions?

I ♥ the one in Uraga. If you go at the right time there is no wait and it is always fresh! Plus it's only 100 yen/plate. I am taking the whole family when they come for visit in June!

Underneath the Yokosuka-Chuo train station is the best in Yokosuka, there are huge servings, it is a roundy roundy, sushi place, quality is great and delicious, a little pricy compared to other sushi spots. I don't know the name, and it is not that big, maybe 15 seats. I have been in Japan for 7 years, and eaten alot of sushi, there are great places in Tokyo, I can't remember, but as far as Yokosuka goes it is good.
I have only been there twice, but impressed both times. Sometimes hard to get a seat.