Hello, using the excellent information provided here, I visited 5 sushi spots in Japan late last year. Obviously I liked some more than the others.

Ranked in order:

1. Sanshin in Osaka: Fantastic! Probably one of my fav. sushi meals ever!
2. Inomata: This was great!
3. Sushi Namba Hibiya: Got lucky with a last minute reservation! Nigiri only though. This was pretty good and I could go back.
4. Suzuki: This was for lunch. This was fine but I could probably get something similar in NYC.
5. Sushi Take: The chef used a very-very large amount of rice in her nigiri. I've never seen anything like it. It just felt off balance. I would not go back.

On my next trip I would love to try new spots that might be similar to Sanshin or Inomata but I'm unsure what are their style makes them different than the rest. Like I think Sanshin is relatively non-traditional but I'm not sure.

Would the kind experts here have any suggestions on some other places that might be similar to Sanshin and/or Inomata? Thank you very much!