[Breaking News]Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

SENDAI, Japan, Jan. 20 Kyodo - Video taken at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2026, shows conger eels protruding from pipes resembling "ehomaki" sushi rolls that are eaten on Setsubun day on Feb. 3 marking the turn from winter to spring. The annual event at the aquarium ends on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

Photo taken at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2026, shows conger eels protruding from pipes resembling "ehomaki" sushi rolls that are eaten on Setsubun day on Feb. 3 marking the turn from winter to spring. The annual event at the aquarium ends on Feb. 8.

Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

Photo taken at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2026, shows conger eels protruding from pipes resembling "ehomaki" sushi rolls that are eaten on Setsubun day on Feb. 3 marking the turn from winter to spring. The annual event at the aquarium ends on Feb. 8.

Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

Conger eels at northeastern Japan aquarium

Photo taken at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai on Feb. 1, 2022, shows conger eels protruding from pipes that resemble "ehomaki" sushi rolls that are eaten on the Feb. 3 Setsubun day marking the turn from winter to spring.

Conger eels at Yokohama aquarium

Conger eels at Yokohama aquarium

Conger eels poke their heads out from tubes that look like "ehomaki" sushi rolls at the aquarium of the Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise amusement complex in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Jan. 21, 2022.

Conger eels at Yokohama aquarium

Conger eels at Yokohama aquarium

Conger eels poke their heads out from tubes that look like "ehomaki" sushi rolls at the aquarium of the Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise amusement complex in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Jan. 21, 2022.

Conger eels

Conger eels

Conger eels poke their heads out from tubes that look like "ehomaki" sushi rolls at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in northeastern Japan on Jan. 19, 2021.

Conger eels

Conger eels

Conger eels poke their heads out from tubes that look like "ehomaki" sushi rolls at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in northeastern Japan on Jan. 19, 2021.