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 […]
Thick Skinned Cheater in the Sea, Kawahagi
For many Japanese sea fishing anglers, Kawahagi (leather fish or filefish) is a cheater. Their mouths are so small that it allows them to get baits without hooked. Anglers think that this Kawahagi is always stealing their bait from their hooks. But for game loving Japanese anglers, this fish turned into a good target to […]
Mebaring; Big Fun of Catching Small Rock Fish
Japanese people are very good at finding pleasure in small things. For example, traditional ones are Bonsai and Netsuke, and modern ones are Nanoblock (Lego style blocks but in extreme small size), and miniature figures. Fishing is no exception. We are having fun catching small fish with fine fishing tackles. Tanago fishing is one of […]
Area Trout Fishing, Catching Trout in Fisheries in Japan
Have you heard of a fishing style called “Area Trout Fishing?” This Japanglish stands for the fishing for trout in waters under control. These waters can be a part of a river, natural lakes or artificially built ponds. As one of the easy-to-go fishing styles, it is very popular in Japan. In this article, the […]
Engaging Children in Angling
In my article, Statistics on Angling in Japan, I showed the declining angling population in Japan. Under this circumstance, the angling industry is working to re-activate this leisure. One of such actions is to try to engage children into fishing. In this article, I will introduce such activities. Angling as a preferred activity for children […]
Snakehead Fishing in Japan
For many of you, Snakehead is one of the typical target fish only in south east Asian countries. But, actually, there is snakehead in Japan, and it is one of the well known (not really popular) target fish of lure fishing. In this article, I will introduce the snakehead fishing in Japan, after we review […]
Statistics on Angling in Japan
I assume that you know Japanese people are more active in fishing or angling compared to any other country in the world. But what is the actual situation? In this article, I will try to explore the statistics around angling in Japan, and to reveal the current situation around angling. The view points to consider […]