[Breaking News]Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

NARITA, Japan, July 24 Kyodo - A chef cooks eel at a restaurant in Narita near Tokyo on July 24, 2024, a day in the calendar when people often eat eel in Japan. (Kyodo)

Eel-eating day

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.

Customary eel-eating day in Japan

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

Customary eel-eating day in Japan

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

Cherry trees at Mukojima

Cherry trees at Mukojima

Although not visible here, Sumida River is on the left. This is the view from Boku-tei (riverbank) facing upstream. There are many famous historical places at Mukojima such as Ushijima Shinto Shrine (also called Ushi-no-Gozen), Chomeiji Temple which is famous for its sakuramochi (cherry-flavoured rice cakes), Mokuboji Temple, site of Umewaka Mound, Kofukuji Temple with its statue of Hotei, and Mukojima Hyakkaen (Hundred Flower) Park. Yaomatsu Restaurant and the Kototoi Dumpling Shop opened here in the early Meiji Period. Mukojima was a popular among the cultural elite. Same as photograph #2654.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐4‐2]

A leisure boat on the Sumida River

A leisure boat on the Sumida River

Like photographs #2665 and #4543, this was taken at the bank of Imado River in front of Yumei-ro at the mouth of Sanya-bori. Ushijima Shinto Shrine, also called Ushi-no-Gozen (presently located at Mukojima 1-chome, downstream) and Choumeiji Temple are amid the tall trees at the rear. The person leaning on the handrail in the centre may be Uchida Kuichi. If so, this photograph was probably taken by his apprentice. The photograph was sold after being trimmed and tinted.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number53‐44‐0]

Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

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

Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

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

Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

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

Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

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

Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

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

Japan's customary eel-eating days approaching

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

Japan's customary eel-eating days approaching

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

Japan's customary eel-eating days approaching

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