459 people eat 'ayu' in series, setting Guinness record

459 people eat 'ayu' in series, setting Guinness record

GIFU, Japan - A total of 459 lined-up participants successfully feed the person next in line with the "ayu" sweetfish grilled with salt along the Nagara River in Gifu, central Japan, on Oct. 11, 2014, setting the Guinness World Record. The previous record in a similar event was 346.

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