Fishing in the Edo Period
About 200 years ago, Japan was in the Edo period. It is often said that this period made the basis of Japanese fishing (or fishing for leisure.) In this period, the ruling government was stable and it brought a stable economy in Japan. Especially the people who received the benefit of this stable economy were […]
Flirting Squid with Colors
One of the squid species, Swordtip squid, is especially favored by Japanese anglers, because it is fun to fish them and great to eat. It is said that there are more than 30 major species of squid in Japan, and this Swordip squid is considered to be one of the best species for Japanese cuisine. […]
“One Fishing Rod” - Children’s Story about Fishing in Japan
Fishing is deep inside the people’s lives in Japan. And it is one of the familiar activities or leisures. Reflecting this situation, there is a lot of literature from various periods in Japanese history. There is one children’s story about fishermen, written by Mimei Ogawa. For your small entertainment, I translate one of his stories […]
Squid fishing from a boat; Tip-run Eging
Squid is one of the favorite species for anglers. We target it in various ways of fishing and we enjoy the taste of it after fishing. Presently, the most popular way of catching it is what we call Eging (pronunciation like ‘egg-ing’), or squid lure fishing (general idea was shown in this article). The word […]