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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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