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    Ayu fishing is one of the several narrowly defined styles of fishing in Japan. Ayu fishing was practiced by Samurai as long as 430 years ago. It uses very...
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  • The ayu sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis), ayu (アユ, 鮎, 年魚, 香魚) or sweetfish, is a species of fish. It is the only species in the genus Plecoglossus and...
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    be. Another style of fishing in Japan is Ayu fishing. As written by historian Andrew Herd, in the book "The Fly", "Fly fishing became popular with Japanese...
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    enjoyed seeing cormorant fishing and eating ayu. Thus began to offer ayu sushi to the Shogun, and masters of cormorant fishing were allowed to move freely...
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    products. Ayu fishing Tenkara fishing, a type of roach fishing Factory ship Artificial reefs are used to increase the sustainable fishing activities...
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    Cormorant fishing on the Nagara River is a 1,300-year-old tradition where fishing masters (鵜匠 ushō) use Japanese cormorants to catch fish, primarily ayu (sweetfish)...
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    mountains, such as ume, Japanese chestnuts, and mushrooms. A fishing industry is present, with ayu and other fish captured in the Mikuma River. Hita is well-known...
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    books. His works are influenced by outdoor interests such as fishing, particularly Ayu fishing, mountain climbing, canoeing as well as manga, photography...
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  • dynasty) in Hindu Puranas and Mahabharata. He is described to be the son of Āyus, the eldest son of Pururavas, and Prabha, the daughter of Svarbhānu. Nahusha...
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    strand manatees in unsuitable habitats. Some are killed accidentally by fishing trawls and in nets which are intended for catching sharks. Some behaviors...
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