Category
Fishing
Mountain and LandFishing
Japan has a rich fishing history, mostly focused on fishing in the open seas for tuna and other tasty fish you find at the countless sushi shops around the country. However, Japan anglers will find plenty of options for lure fishing in lakes, fly fishing in rivers and coastal headwaters and other traditional methods for fishing in Japan. Explore the still waters, deep waters and fast flowing waters in Japan for your next catch.
Japan Angler
Love for the ‘Gedou’
Foreign anglers who show up in Japan with an itch to fish often find themselves overwhelmed with the slew of new target species a...
High Tide
The Japanese Fisherman: An Endangered Species
Rising fuel prices, a declining fish population and diminishing returns conspire to against one of Japan’s living cultural treasu...
Japan Angler
Going Slow in Shonan
My buddy Gary calls me late at night saying there is some action I should take at first light. I tell him I’ll come around be...
Japan Angler
A ‘Coldy’ but ‘Goody’
Usually I don’t go for this sort of thing. The forecast said we’d be getting rain all day, the north wind was going to gust, and ...
Japan Angler
Genkai Sea Topwater Game
“Who needs a career when all you wanna do is go fishing?” That’s what I ask myself whenever I think about how disinterested I am ...
Japan Angler
Fishing for Surfers
If you live in the Shonan area of Kanagawa, chances are you or someone you know is big into surfing. My buddies tried to get me t...
Kayaking
Kayak Fishing 101
Ask any serious anglers, and they will tell you they have an unconscious habit of immediately sizing up any body of water they co...
Fishing
Conquering Kiwi Kings
The brilliant green coastline along the Bay of Plenty seems to stretch on forever. Void of man-made objects other than the road i...