Fishing
One Perspective on Tenkara and Fly Fishing in Japan, part 2

(This is the translation of the preface in 「読んではいけない毛バリ釣りの真実」(Trapping Truth about Fishing with Fly), Hisao Ishigaki, 2000, Ningensya Publishing.) Tackles for tenkara and fly fishing are completely different. Were they different from their origins? Fly fishing uses the reel, in the present form, but the fishing reel was invented in the 19th century. Before then, […]

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Categorization of places for fishing in Japan (Salt water)

Categorization of places for fishing in Japan (SW) Japan is surrounded by the sea. And naturally, many aspects of Japanese culture are connected to sea life.   Geography Japan has a very long coastline of 29,751km, and it has nearly 7,000 islands. On its east side, there is the Pacific Ocean, and the Japan Sea on […]

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Categorization of places for fishing in Japan (Fresh water)

On the global map, Japan is surrounded by the sea, but we have various styles of freshwater fishing.  Firstly, geographically, Japan has a lot of mountains, and the rivers tend to be much shorter on a global scale. The longest river in Japan is Shinano-gawa, 367km. In such a short length, there are areas like […]

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