Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Fishermen sort 'shishamo' smelt at Kushiro port

KUSHIRO, Japan - Fishermen sort out "shishamo" smelt at Kushiro port in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido in October 2014. This year's catch of shishamo by seven fisheries associations in the region marked the lowest level of about 500 tons.

E

Japan's 'shishamo' smelt caught off Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - "Shishamo" smelt caught in the waters off Kushiro, Hokkaido, are shown on Nov. 8, 2014. Shishamo live exclusively around the Pacific Coast of Hokkaido.

E

Ainu's traditional 'shishamo' smelt festival

KUSHIRO, Japan - The Ainu people's traditional "Shishamo" smelt festival is held in Shiranuka Town, Hokkaido, on Nov. 2, 2014, to pray for a bountiful catch and safe fishing.

E

Season to dry 'shishamo' smelts starts in northern Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - A worker hangs "shishamo" smelts to dry them in Mukawa in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Oct. 15, 2014.

E

Mass-farming rare shishamo fish

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 30, 2013 shows Ryotaro Ishida, a fishery researcher, who has recently succeeded in mass-farming "shishamo," a rare saltwater fish that lives only in waters around Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido.

E

Season of dried "shishamo" smelt arrives in Hokkaido

A woman hangs "shishamo" smelt caught in waters off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido for drying in front of her shop in Mukawa on the Pacific Coast on Oct. 20, 2015. The fish hung like "sudare" bamboo blinds are a typical autumn sight in the town. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Season of dried "shishamo" smelt arrives in Hokkaido

A woman hangs "shishamo" smelt caught in waters off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido for drying in front of her shop in Mukawa facing the Pacific Coast on Oct. 20, 2015. The fish hung like "sudare" bamboo blinds are a typical autumn scene in the town. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Japan's 'shishamo' smelt caught off Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - "Shishamo" smelt caught in the waters off Kushiro, Hokkaido, are shown on Nov. 8, 2014. Shishamo live exclusively around the Pacific Coast of Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

E

Fishermen sort 'shishamo' smelt at Kushiro port

KUSHIRO, Japan - Fishermen sort out "shishamo" smelt at Kushiro port in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido in October 2014. This year's catch of shishamo by seven fisheries associations in the region marked the lowest level of about 500 tons. (Kyodo)

E

Ainu's traditional 'shishamo' smelt festival

KUSHIRO, Japan - The Ainu people's traditional "Shishamo" smelt festival is held in Shiranuka Town, Hokkaido, on Nov. 2, 2014, to pray for a bountiful catch and safe fishing. (Kyodo)

E

Japanese actress Suzu Hirose

Japanese actress Suzu Hirose (2nd from R) and members of the Shishamo band pose for a photo during an event in Tokyo on June 10, 2019, to promote an ice cream product of Lotte Co. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

"Shishamo" smelt fishing

A fishing boat leaves a port in Mukawa, Hokkaido, to catch "shishamo" smelt on Oct. 3, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo