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Japan’s “Olympian Dream Fishing Club” member, Mari Arakawa, caught a 623 pound Pacific Blue Marlin.
While hanging out near our hotel yesterday we heard them begin to announce the biggest fish caught in the 55th Annual Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament from the nearby Kailua Pier. Soon after arriving we were able to see the largest marlin every caught in the history of the tournament by a woman.
Four Japanese boys fish Kanazawa‘s Asanogawa River
goldfish scooping (金魚すくい) at Japanese festival (祭)
I once bookmarked a webpage that had all of the Japanese festivals listed on it by region and date. Does anyone know what URL I’m talking about? I’d like to catch a festival or two while in Japan this summer.
… and Mt. Fuji and a sunset.
I’m guessing that you won’t find people fishing in the middle of most of the world’s largest cities. In Tokyo however…
Arisugawa no Miya Kinen Koen is a nice oasis in the middle of Tokyo near the Mormon Temple and the Hiroo Station.
From the beach in Kamakura, Japan I spotted this guy who I thought was about to take up his sail in order to windsurf like the guys in the distance behind him.
Instead…
… he picked up his fishing pole and proceeded to engage in, perhaps, Japan’s favorite pastime.