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Hitoyoshi signature boxed lunch

Photo taken on July 1, 2024, in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows signature boxed lunches from Hitoyoshi Ekiben Yamaguchi, a local food shop near Hitoyoshi Station, with one on the left including chestnut rice and the other featuring sweetfish sushi.

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Emperor, empress in Nara Pref.

NARA, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko release sweetfish into a lake in the village of Kawakami, Nara Prefecture, on Nov. 16, 2014, after attending the National Rally for the Promotion of Productive Seas.

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Emperor, empress in Nara Pref.

NARA, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito (2nd from R in front) and Empress Michiko (R in front) release sweetfish into a lake in the village of Kawakami, Nara Prefecture, on Nov. 16, 2014, after attending the National Rally for the Promotion of Productive Seas.

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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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Participants taste 'ayu' sweetfish at competition

KOCHI, Japan - Participants try out grilled "ayu" sweetfish brought from a total of 49 different rivers across Japan during an ayu-tasting competition at a hotel in Kochi on western Japan's Shikoku island on Sept. 12, 2014.

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'Ayu' sweetfish from Wara River wins grand prize

KOCHI, Japan - People of a fisheries cooperative association from the Wara River in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, celebrate after their "ayu" sweetfish won a grand prize in an annual ayu-tasting competition held in Kochi on western Japan's Shikoku island on Sept. 12, 2014.

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Traditional sweetfish fishing in Japan

A fisherman drops a line from a rocky cliff into an 8-meter-high waterfall in Kozagawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on June 16, 2022, to catch ayu sweetfish swimming up the Kogawa River with a traditional fishing technique that uses only hooks and sinkers without bait.

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Traditional sweetfish fishing in Japan

Fishermen drop lines from a rocky cliff into an 8-meter-high waterfall in Kozagawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on June 16, 2022, to catch ayu sweetfish swimming up the Kogawa River with a traditional fishing technique that uses only hooks and sinkers without bait.

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FAO adds 3 more Japanese regions to agricultural heritage list

(From L) Gifu Gov. Hajime Furuta, Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka and Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono hold certificates saying their Japanese prefectures have been each added to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's world agricultural heritage list. Gifu was selected for its fishing for sweetfish, Wakayama for its traditional production process for "ume" plums, and Miyazaki for its forest preservation and sustainable agriculture and forestry industry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fishing master fishes sweetfish with cormorants at Nagara River

"Ujo," a fishing master, fishes "ayu" sweetfish using cormorants on the Nagara River in the city of Gifu, Japan, on May 11, 2015, the first day of the annual fishing season. The season runs through October 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fishing master fishes sweetfish with cormorants at Nagara River

"Ujo," a fishing master, fishes "ayu" sweetfish using cormorants on the Nagara River in the city of Gifu, Japan, on May 11, 2015, the first day of the annual fishing season. The season runs through October 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Event held to taste sweetfish caught in rivers across Japan

A rare event is held in Kochi, western Japan, on Sept. 18, 2015, to compare the taste of "ayu" sweetfish caught in rivers across the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fishing ban lifted in nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima town

Photo taken on July 4, 2021, shows anglers fishing "ayu" sweetfish at a river in Naraha, a Fukushima Prefecture town affected by the March 2011 nuclear crisis, as a fishing ban at the river was lifted the same day with radioactivity down to safe levels.

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Fishing ban lifted in nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima town

Photo taken on July 4, 2021, shows anglers fishing "ayu" sweetfish at a river in Naraha, a Fukushima Prefecture town affected by the March 2011 nuclear crisis, as a fishing ban at the river was lifted the same day with radioactivity down to safe levels.

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Fishing ban lifted in nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima town

Photo taken on July 4, 2021, shows anglers fishing "ayu" sweetfish at a river in Naraha, a Fukushima Prefecture town affected by the March 2011 nuclear crisis, as a fishing ban at the river was lifted the same day with radioactivity down to safe levels.

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Nakasendo Matsuida Inns from Usui River

The Usui River which originates from Mt. Komochi to the east of Usui range on the former Nakasendo. The houses of Matsuida juku can be seen. The center fore may be a broken bridge. A man fishes with his pole. Usui River is famous for fishing ayu (sweetfish) to the present day.==Date:unknown, Place:Gunma, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐55‐0]

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Arashiyama

The wide flow of the Katsura River with Mt.Arashi in the background. Several boats are anchored at the river bank. Some have roofs. A wickerwork fishnet is draped across the river. Poles are set and a fence placed in between. Sweetfish were caught by the restaurants to cook and serve to guests. Rapids can be seen among the nets.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number11‐38‐0]

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Emperor, empress in Nara Pref.

NARA, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito (2nd from R in front) and Empress Michiko (R in front) release sweetfish into a lake in the village of Kawakami, Nara Prefecture, on Nov. 16, 2014, after attending the National Rally for the Promotion of Productive Seas. (Kyodo)

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'Ayu' sweetfish from Wara River wins grand prize

KOCHI, Japan - People of a fisheries cooperative association from the Wara River in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, celebrate after their "ayu" sweetfish won a grand prize in an annual ayu-tasting competition held in Kochi on western Japan's Shikoku island on Sept. 12, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Participants taste 'ayu' sweetfish at competition

KOCHI, Japan - Participants try out grilled "ayu" sweetfish brought from a total of 49 different rivers across Japan during an ayu-tasting competition at a hotel in Kochi on western Japan's Shikoku island on Sept. 12, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Ayu fishing in Japan

People fish for ayu sweetfish in the Sagami River in Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on June 1, 2020, the first day of this year's fishing season for the species. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sweetfish in Fukushima

Young sweetfish swim up the Kido River in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Naraha, near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on June 2, 2021. A local fisheries cooperative association aims to resume sweetfish fishing this summer for the first time since the 2011 nuclear disaster at the plant.

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Sweetfish in Fukushima

Young sweetfish swim up the Kido River in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Naraha, near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on June 2, 2021. A local fisheries cooperative association aims to resume sweetfish fishing this summer for the first time since the 2011 nuclear disaster at the plant.

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Sweetfish in western Japan

Sweetfish prepare to swim up the Hidaka River in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Hidakagawa, western Japan, on April 2, 2021.

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Sweetfish in western Japan

Sweetfish swim up the Hidaka River in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Hidakagawa, western Japan, on March 24, 2021.

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Sweetfish released into Fukushima river

People release more than 20,000 sweetfish fry into a river in Naraha, northeastern Japan -- located near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant -- on May 27, 2020, ahead of the envisaged resumption of sweetfish fishing in 2021. The release of sweetfish into the Kido River was the first since the nuclear crisis in March 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sweetfish released into Fukushima river

People release more than 20,000 sweetfish fry into a river in Naraha, northeastern Japan -- located near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant -- on May 27, 2020, ahead of the envisaged resumption of sweetfish fishing in 2021. The release of sweetfish into the Kido River was the first since the nuclear crisis in March 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sweetfish swim in western Japan

Sweetfish swim up Ibo River in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 5, 2020, to spawn. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sweetfish swim in western Japan

Sweetfish swim up Ibo River in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 5, 2020, to spawn. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sweetfish swim in western Japan

Sweetfish swin up Ibo River in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 5, 2020, to spawn. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fishing at popular waterfall in Japan

Fishing season for "ayu" sweetfish begins at a waterfall popular with tourists in Kozagawa, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on June 16, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ayu fish releasing ritual in Japan

Women release ayu sweetfish during a ritual to pray for safety in waters in Hita, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 25, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ayu fish releasing ritual in Japan

Women release ayu sweetfish during a ritual to pray for safety in waters in Hita, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 25, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ayu fishing in Japan

A man takes part in trial fishing of ayu sweetfish in the Sagami River in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on May 25, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo