If you don't mind seeing all the dead fish, sushi can sometimes actually be a possible option for vegans and vegetarians. The fishless options are the cheapest but sweetest. Order Kappa-maki (cucumber roll), O-shinko-maki (pickled vegetables, usually yellow Japanese radish), Natto-maki (fermented soybeans roll), Kanpiyo-maki (pickled gourd roll) and some places also have Inari (sweet rice wrapped in thin deep-fried tofu), Ume-maki (sour pickled plum, sometimes with cucumber), Horenso-maki (spinach roll), and other sushi made with different kinds of seaweed on rice. Some of these come with fish flakes sprinkled on top, so ask for 'katsuo-bushi nashi' to hold the fish flakes. Tamago (sweet egg on rice) usually contains fish stock. Some sushi restaurants also serve konyakku sashimi (thin slices of gelatinous yam paste), salads and seaweed soup which might also be ok. Sushi restaurants often have pictures on the menu. You'll find more veg options at a large sushi restaurant of course. Even at kaiten-zushi (conveyer belt sushi) restaurants, you can order things made fresh if nothing veg comes past.

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