100 Kinds of Sushi in Japan
posted by John Spacey, June 19, 2009 updated on February 18, 2016Sushi is a $14 billion (USD) industry in Japan. There are types of sushi to fit every taste — vegetables, raw fish, cooked fish and meat are common ingredients.
This is a fairly exhaustive list of sushi ranked by (approximate) popularity in Japan. Western varieties are not listed (unless they happen to be popular in Japan).
1. Ikura Gunkan
Salmon Roe
2. Sake Nigiri
Salmon
3. Kappa Maki
Cucumber — named after a Japanese monster (Kappa) who eats cucumbers.
4. Maguro Nigiri
A lean cut of tuna. This is the inexpensive variety of tuna. When it comes to tuna, fatty cuts are more expensive.
5. Uni
Gonad of Sea urchin
6. Toro
Fatty Bluefin Tuna belly
7. Hamachi
Young Yellowtail
8. Ebi Nigiri
Cooked shrimp
9. Amaebi
Raw shrimp
10. Tamagoyaki
Fried egg
11. Ika Nigiri
Squid
12. Anago
Conger eel (saltwater eel)
13. Tai
Seabream Snapper 
14. Hotate Nigiri
Scallop
15. Aji
Japanese Jack Mackerel
16. Tako Nigiri
Octopus
17. Tekkamaki
Tuna thin roll
18. Saba
Mackerel
19. California Roll
One of the rare types of Western sushi that's popular in Japan. A roll made of cucumber, imitation crab, and avocado.
20. Futomaki
A thick roll containing multiple ingredients. Common ingredients include egg, kanpyo, cucumber and mushrooms. 
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