Remembering earthquake and tsunami victims 10,000 candles
This weekend the Mazegawa Fishing Center hosted the Hoba Sushi Festival. The highlight of the event was the lighting of 10,000 candles, made from recycled cooking oil, to remember those...
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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
Today's view from my room, and tenkara fishing
Actually, the title is a bit delayed. This was the view from my room yesterday, when I stayed at a most quaint ryokan (type of hotel) in the small town...
Katsutoshi Amano 勝利天野 Tenkara Fly Tying and Profile
Yesterday I was able to spend time with the well known Mr. Katsutoshi Amano. One of the few people considered to be a living tenkara master in Japan, Amano-sensei is...
Japan as a mountain painting
There are paintings that portray the mountains of Japan forming beautiful layers of colors. I have been seeing these pretty often when I drive to different fishing destinations. This was...
Itoshiro Tenkara Charity Event
I just returned from a 2-day visit to the Itoshiro river, one of the only catch-and-release streams in Japan. This was my second visit to an annual gathering celebrating the...
Tenkara in Misty Mountains
It is true, misty mountains, with a thin layer of fog just in the right place, may be a stereotypical image of Japan. Nonetheless, they are real. Images of these...
Hoba Sushi and Tenkara Flies Kids in Japan also don't know what tenkara is...
Today a group of school kids from the area came to visit the Mazegawa Fishing Center. The plan had originally been to do outdoor activities with the kids, but the...
Yesterday's stream that I didn't fish
Following a weekend of typhoon weather, with very heavy rains that raised water levels by about 3ft, yesterday I didn't fish. But, I couldn't sit still. I wanted to see...
Photo updates from Japan
I know, I know - I promised to write a bunch while on my "sabbatical" in Japan, and I haven't been delivering. I have been fishing though. I have fished...
Fuji no Hana 藤花Originally posted on June 10, 2010
There will be some new content for those of you who have been reading our blog for over a year. I do not want to keep duplicating entries, but, this...
Zenmai kebari
As I spend time in Japan, I realize how much I have already covered in our blog in regards to tenkara. This blog has a wealth of information regarding tenkara,...
Tenkara Japan A quick preview
It's been 12 days since I arrived in Japan seeking to learn more about tenkara and experience the mountain fishing culture of Japan. This is my third visit to Japan,...
Checking in from Japan
Not much writing on this blog post today.But, in case anyone is curious, here's a panorama I did yesterday with my iPhone of the Mazegawa Fishing Center. This is the...
Montana, a tenkara-perfect state! Backpacking, packrafting and tenkara fishing
As I have been preparing for a 2-month long trip to Japan to learn more about tenkara, I have put off writing about a phenomenal backpacking tenkara trip in Montana...
Interview with Misako Ishimura
Misako Ishimura is the co-author of the book Tenkara - Radically Simple, Ultralight Fly-fishing , and she agreed to give us an interview, sheding a bit of light on her...
Utah, indeed a tenkara-perfect state
Recently two of our customers, Erik and John, started organizing a tenkara gathering in Salt Lake City, Utah. I had been looking forward to returning to the area. The last...