And as good as the sushi I had last night was, it doesn't compare to the stuff we had in Vancouver. So I don't doubt actual Japanese sushi could well be way better.
Lucky, but you see the creativity is the flaw. Sushi is the best fish, on the best rice, cut with the best knife. That is all.
I remember going to a Sushi bar in Philadelphia and talking with a Japanese guy who had been there for years. He described the brightly coloured rolls as garbage while slipping me free pieces of fresh Toro the whole night.