Tenkara Japan pictures
This is my busiest trip to Japan. It has been jammed with outings with Japanese tenkara anglers. Early starts followed by evenings of drinking, which has meant little time to...
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Exploring Fall Tenkara Fishing in the Northern Rockies
Fall is a beautiful time of year in the northern Rockies, but for me, it’s always been a little overrated in terms of fishing. Yes, it can be a great...
Tenkara Fishing Tips
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[VIDEO] A Short Story about the Tenkara USA business
Here’s a quick video of why I started Tenkara USA and about the creation of the business.
Iwana
The Iwana is our classic all-around tenkara rod and at a great value.
30-second tenkara pronunciation guide
We are often asked about the correct pronunciation of some tenkara words, so I asked Mr. Yuzo Sebata, Ms. Akiko Takamatsu, Mr. Mano and Mr. Yoshida to share the correct...
Tenkara USA in Japan, 1st photo preview
It is 2am here in Japan right now. Got back not long ago from 3 days of backpacking and tenkara fishing. Dead tired, leaving early tomorrow morning to meet Dr....
Why do I go to Japan to learn about tenkara?
I’m leaving to Japan tomorrow morning. And, you may rightfully ask, “who cares that you’re going to Japan, Daniel, yet again, to ‘learn tenkara’? Tenkara is just about fishing with...
Do this and that, and that...with tenkara
It should go without saying that tenkara fishing is one of my great passions in life. It is my main excuse to get out of the house and enjoy the...
TENKARA+ Anything
It should go without saying that tenkara fishing is one of my great passions in life. It is my main excuse to get out of the house and enjoy the...
Trivia: Why does our logo look like that?
Our logo is based on the first Japanese katakana character for "Tenkara", which in Japanese is written: テンカラ or "Te n ka ra." It was a nice coincidence that the...
The Tenkara Community is awesome
Today we had the first “Tenkara Takeover” event in the country. The idea was to get as many tenkara anglers in one popular stream as possible, and take it over...
The Tenkara Lifestyle
Ryan Jordan wrote a wonderful piece on his blog called “Tenkaranicity”. “I suppose I like Tenkara because it’s a little bit on the fringe, but I think I like it more...
Tenkara Fly Tying is Simple
Understand fly tying can be intimidating, as intimidating or more than fly-fishing itself. But, we believe fly-tying is simple.Have you seen the video of Mr. Amano tying a tenkara fly without...
The Best Way to Understand Tenkara
“The best way to understand tenkara is to think about the original tenkara angler, the commercial fisherman in Japan trying to catch fish for a living.” Daniel Galhardo
Weekend Reading: Magical Mountain Meadow Tenkara
by TJ Ferreira I had one of those magical fishing events last weekend, at least for me that is. I have been dreaming of fishing what I consider a mountain...
Tenkara Tattoo 6: Lance Milks
Tenkara guide Lance Milks went for it and got a nice tenkara tattoo. Here is his story:“I’ve been playing around with ideas for a tattoo that showed my love for...
Tenkara Interactions - "Are you the tenkara guy?"
Yesterday afternoon I left the house to run some errands. As I stopped at a traffic light on the way home, the woman on the car next to me started...