FOOD

Wild Eel Captured in the City's Yodogawa River
Osaka city, Osaka Pref.
FOOD
2016
25 minutes Episode(s): 1
english
Japanese



[Food of Japan Season 2]
Yodogawa is a long river running across several cities in the Kansai area (the western part of Japan). At the mouth of this river, wild eels have been caught using traditional fishing techniques since Edo period. Take a look at the rare wild eel fishing in the protected environment and discover specialties of Yodogawa using other species caught in the river.
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Part of the "Food of Japan Series 2"!
Yodogawa is a long river running across several cities in the Kansai area (the western part of Japan). At the mouth of this river, wild eels have been caught using traditional fishing techniques since Edo period. Take a look at the rare wild eel fishing in the protected environment and discover specialties of Yodogawa using other species caught in the river.
Click here to preview this episode!
Part of the "Food of Japan Series 2"!
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