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Eel-eating day

OSAKA, Japan - Skewered eels are broiled at eel restaurant and shop Funaya in Osaka's Ikuno Ward on July 22, 2013, known as "doyo no ushi no hi," a day people in Japan customarily eat eel hoping to beat the summer heat.

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Eel flown from Taiwan

Many Japanese eat eel in summer, a traditional custom practiced to observe ''doyo-no-ushino-hi,'' the 18th day before the beginning of autumn as defined by Japan's old solar calendar. The photo shows two girls sorting out the eel flown to Narita airport from Taiwan on Friday July 24 ahead of the day, which falls on July 29 this year.

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Customary eel-eating day in Japan

An eel restaurant chef broils skewered eels in the city of Osaka, western Japan, on July 24, 2015, known as the day of the ox in midsummer ("Doyo No Ushi No Hi"). It is a Japanese custom to eat eel on the day in the hope of beating the summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Customary eel-eating day in Japan

An eel restaurant chef broils skewered eels in the city of Osaka, western Japan, on July 24, 2015, known as the day of the ox in midsummer ("Doyo No Ushi No Hi"). It is a Japanese custom to eat eel on the day in the hope of beating the summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former sumo yokozuna Chiyonofuji performs doyo

Former sumo yokozuna (grand champion) Chiyonofuji (C), flanked by yokozuna Hakuho (L) and yokozuna Harumafuji, both from Mongolia, performs "dohyoiri" at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 31, 2015, to mark his 60th birthday on June 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

Eels are broiled at a restaurant in Narita, near Tokyo, on July 20, 2018, as the day falls on "Doyo-no-ushi-no-hi," or the midsummer day of the ox, when Japanese customarily eat eels in the hope of beating the summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

Eels are broiled at a restaurant in Narita, near Tokyo, on July 20, 2018, as the day falls on "Doyo-no-ushi-no-hi," or the midsummer day of the ox, when Japanese customarily eat eels in the hope of beating the summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

Eels are broiled at a restaurant in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on July 25, 2017, as the day falls on "Doyo-no-ushi-no-hi," or the midsummer day of the ox, when Japanese customarily eat eels in the hope of beating the summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

Eels are broiled at a restaurant in Osaka, western Japan, on July 25, 2017, as the day falls on "Doyo-no-ushi-no-hi," or the midsummer day of the ox, when Japanese customarily eat eels in the hope of beating the summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

Eels are broiled at a restaurant in Osaka, western Japan, on July 25, 2017, as the day falls on "Doyo-no-ushi-no-hi," or the midsummer day of the ox, when Japanese customarily eat eels in the hope of beating the summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's customary eel-eating days approaching

Photo taken July 14, 2017, shows a woman eating broiled eels over rice at an eel restaurant in Tokyo. It is a Japanese custom to eat eel on "Doyo-no-ushi-no-hi," or the midsummer day of the ox, which falls on July 25 and Aug. 6 in 2017, in the hope of beating the summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's customary eel-eating days approaching

Photo taken July 14, 2017, shows a cook holding a plate of skewered broiled eels ready to be served at an eel restaurant in Tokyo. It is a Japanese custom to eat eel on "Doyo-no-ushi-no-hi," or the midsummer day of the ox, which falls on July 25 and Aug. 6 in 2017, in the hope of beating the summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's customary eel-eating days approaching

Photo taken July 14, 2017, shows skewered eels broiled at an eel restaurant in Tokyo. It is a Japanese custom to eat eel on "Doyo-no-ushi-no-hi," or the midsummer day of the ox, which falls on July 25 and Aug. 6 in 2017, in the hope of beating the summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eel flown from Taiwan

Many Japanese eat eel in summer, a traditional custom practiced to observe ''doyo-no-ushino-hi,'' the 18th day before the beginning of autumn as defined by Japan's old solar calendar. The photo shows two girls sorting out the eel flown to Narita airport from Taiwan on Friday July 24 ahead of the day, which falls on July 29 this year.