Fishing in Tokyo

DAY 10

I was so excited to finally make it to this day in our trip since we both LOVE fishing!!

Two of our friends took us to Okutama for a day of trout fishing. The weather report said it was supposed to be really cold there so our friends’ wives decided not to make the trek. But luckily when we got there it was really sunny and not too cold.

Above was one of the trains we rode to get to Okutama.

At one of the stations when we needed to transfer, we had a nice breakfast of inari and makizushi.

After a comfortable and scenic ride, we finally made it to Okutama Station.

From here we had to walk about 10 – 15 minutes to the fishing grounds.

The cost was about $30 a person and it came with fishing tackle and bait. There were different types of pricing but I’m not sure what they were for since the signs were all in kanji. This is one place we wouldn’t have been able to go to on our own for the first time without our friends. But now that we know how to get there and what we want, hopefully we’d be able to get there again!

The four of us all caught a bunch of trout. It was easier than usual since as part of the price, they stock your area with fish right as your start fishing.

At lunch time we took our trout up to the kitchen where they cook it up for you.

If you don’t catch anything, or if you want to supplement your trout lunch, they also have some menu items like ramen, soba, and curry. We just ordered some onigiri since our friend also brought side dishes like tomatoes, tsukemono, and strawberries.

By lunch time we had caught at least eight trout so we each had two for lunch.

After lunch we went out for another hour or so of fishing and caught another bunch of fish that our friends took home for dinner. This really was our favorite day in Tokyo!

DAY 1 & 2: Meiji Jingu, Harajuku, Omotesando, Shibuya, Ikebukuro
DAY 3: Mount Asama, Shiraito Waterfall, and Karuizawa
DAY 4: Ghibli Museum, Odaiba, Asakusa
DAY 5: Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Ochanomizu
DAY 6: Tsukiji, Ginza, Akihabara
DAY 6 (Part 2): Kappabashi, Asakusa, Okonomiyaki, Monjayaki
DAY 7: Japanese Baseball at the Tokyo Dome
DAY 8: Ueno Park, Yanaka Ginza, Sengakuji Temple, Beer Museum Yebisu
DAY 9: Nikko Day Trip – Toshogu Shrine and Yuba
DAY 10: Fishing in Tokyo
DAY 11: Kanamachi and Shibamata