Fishing, Zen and Tacit Knowledge
This is a very philosophical article about fishing in Japan. It is likely that you know someone who is good at fishing and you have no idea why he is good at it. Even when you ask him about his technique, he cannot express it well. I see there is a vast amount of tacit […]
Yokohama Fishing Fest 2025 and Following Japanese Shows
Yokohama Fishing Fest (called Yokohama Fishing Festival until last year) is the fishing exhibition show, displaying the new products to the users for the earliest timing of the season. It attracts not only the domestic users but also the visitors from foreign countries. This year, it was held from 17th until 19th of January, in […]
Funky Handcrafted Topwater Lures in Japan
In the fishing world, there is a segment of handmade tackles. I am sure that some of you have ever thought about carving your own lures out of balsa wood. The Japanese lure market is no exception. There are literally hundreds of lure builders (leisure builders and professionals.) Along the course, you need to remember […]
The Gigantic Squid Fishing in Japan
The squid is one of the popular fish in Japan, not only as a nice Japanese food ingredient but also a target.of fishing. It is said that there are about 140 species of squid around Japan. One of the biggest species is Taru-ika (literally, Taru for barrels and Ika for squid, “Barrel squid,” Thysanoteuthis rhombus.) […]
Fuji Guide, Icon of High Quality Rods
“Fuji Guide” You may have seen it on the tag hanging on your rods. The rod with the tags is equipped with the highest quality line guides, made by the company called Fuji Kogyo Co., Ltd. Fuji Kogyo is a Japanese company, which has revolutionized the fishing rods with innovation on line guides. This article […]
How to Make Bamboo Poles in Japan
Before the graphite rod was invented by Dr. Arthour M. Howald, of Sakespeare Company, in 1947, the bamboo was the major materials for fishing rods. In the other side of the world, it was the same that the rod was made by bamboo. However the characteristics of bamboo rod in the west and in Asia […]
Japan’s Largest Lake for the World’s Largest Bass
It is well known that Japan’s biggest lake gave the world record (not Japanese record) of bass, Largemouth Bass (Micropterus nigricans.) It is better to see it before reading about it. Here is the link to the video of the record fish. On July 2, 2009, Manabu Kurita achieved a historic milestone in sport fishing […]
Japanese Paintings on Fishing
Japan is surrounded by the sea and its moderate climate makes a lot of freshwater environments. People living here get familiar with fish and water, naturally. These things have made fishing very popular for a long time. In this article, we briefly see the Ukiyo-e, wood prints, and paintings related to fishing in Japan. I […]
Goby Fishing, the Most Popular Fish in Edo
For you, it may be hard to imagine that small and trivial fish like gobies can be a main target fish. But it has been one of the most popular and accessible fish since the Edo period. In this article, you can see the reason why it became such a status and the way to […]
Kansai as Destination for Fishing Trip in Japan
You may know city names such as Osaka and Kyoto, as wonderful sightseeing destinations. Kansai is the area which includes Osaka and Kyoto. Kansai has a lot of fishing locations on the Pacific ocean side, the Japan Sea side, and freshwater areas. In this blog, I would like to introduce the places where you can […]