Areas
By area
What each stretch of coast is like, and the fishing that works there.
Hokkaido
Sea of Okhotsk Coast
The Sea of Okhotsk coast is treated as one practical fishing area, based on its geography and travel routes. Seasonal i…
Eastern Hokkaido Pacific Coast
The eastern Hokkaido Pacific coast is treated as one practical fishing area, based on its geography and travel routes. …
Funka Bay and Southern Hokkaido Pacific
Funka Bay and the southern Hokkaido Pacific coast form one practical fishing area based on geography and travel routes.…
Southern Hokkaido Sea of Japan and North Tsugaru Strait
Southern Hokkaido's Sea of Japan coast and the north shore of the Tsugaru Strait form one practical fishing area. Seaso…
Central and Northern Hokkaido Sea of Japan
The central and northern Hokkaido Sea of Japan coast is treated as one practical fishing area. Seasonal inshore fish an…
Tohoku
Tsugaru Strait and Shimokita
The Tsugaru Strait and Shimokita coast form one practical fishing area where the Sea of Japan meets the Pacific. Season…
Mutsu Bay
Mutsu Bay is treated as one practical fishing area, defined by its enclosed geography and the routes around its shore. …
Sanriku Coast
The deeply indented Sanriku coast is treated as one practical fishing area across Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi. Seasonal in…
Sendai Bay
Sendai Bay is treated as one practical fishing area, combining its broad sandy shore, river mouths and sheltered port w…
Joban Coast
The Joban coast of Fukushima and northern Ibaraki is treated as one practical fishing area. Seasonal inshore fish and b…
Akita Coast
The Akita coast is treated as one practical Sea of Japan fishing area, joining sandy shores, river mouths and port wate…
Shonai and Yamagata Coast
The Shonai and Yamagata coast is treated as one practical Sea of Japan fishing area. Seasonal inshore fish and bottom s…
Kanto
Kashima-nada and Ibaraki Coast
Kashima-nada and the Ibaraki coast form one practical fishing area of open Pacific beaches, river mouths and port water…
Kujukuri and Sotobo Coast
Kujukuri and the Sotobo coast form one practical fishing area along Chiba's open Pacific side. Seasonal inshore fish an…
Uchibo and Tokyo Bay Mouth
Uchibo and the mouth of Tokyo Bay form one practical fishing area between sheltered bay water and the open Pacific. Sea…
Tokyo Bay
The bay closest to the Tokyo metropolitan area, with many spots reachable by train and a good supply of managed fishing…
Sagami Bay
Sagami Bay is treated as one practical fishing area where a deep bay meets beaches, ports and rocky shores. Seasonal in…
Izu Islands
The Izu Islands are treated as one practical fishing area of volcanic shores surrounded by deep Pacific water. Seasonal…
Hokuriku
Niigata and Sado
Niigata and Sado form one practical Sea of Japan fishing area, linking a long mainland coast with an offshore island. S…
Toyama Bay
Toyama Bay is treated as one practical fishing area where deep water lies close to the coast. Seasonal inshore fish, pe…
Noto and Ishikawa Coast
Noto and the Ishikawa coast form one practical Sea of Japan fishing area around a projecting peninsula. Seasonal inshor…
Wakasa Bay and Fukui Coast
Wakasa Bay and the Fukui coast form one practical Sea of Japan fishing area of indented bays, ports and rocky shores. S…
Tokai
Izu Peninsula and Suruga Bay
The Izu Peninsula and Suruga Bay form one practical fishing area where rocky headlands border exceptionally deep water.…
Enshu-nada Coast
Enshu-nada is treated as one practical fishing area along an open Pacific coast shared by Shizuoka and Aichi. Seasonal …
Ise and Mikawa Bays
Ise and Mikawa bays form one practical inner-bay fishing area shared by Aichi and Mie. Seasonal inshore fish and bottom…
Kumano-nada and Eastern Kii Peninsula
Kumano-nada and the eastern Kii Peninsula form one practical fishing area of ria inlets and exposed Pacific headlands. …
Kinki
Osaka Bay
The inner bay at the eastern end of the Seto Inland Sea. The tides run strongly, and the variety of species increases a…
Kii Channel and Western Wakayama
The Kii Channel and western Wakayama coast form one practical fishing area between the Seto Inland Sea and open Pacific…
Harima-nada and Awaji
Harima-nada and Awaji form one practical Seto Inland Sea fishing area of island shores, straits and sheltered coastal w…
Tango and Tajima Coast
The Tango and Tajima coast forms one practical Sea of Japan fishing area shared by Kyoto and Hyogo. Seasonal inshore fi…
Sanin
Seto Inland Sea
Bisan Seto
Bisan Seto forms one practical Seto Inland Sea fishing area between Okayama and Kagawa, with many islands and narrow ch…
Hiuchi-nada and Geiyo Islands
Hiuchi-nada and the Geiyo Islands form one practical Seto Inland Sea fishing area of islands, channels and sheltered sh…
Aki-nada and Hiroshima Bay
Aki-nada and Hiroshima Bay form one practical Seto Inland Sea fishing area of island channels, river mouths and urban w…
Suo-nada
Suo-nada forms one practical fishing area shared by Yamaguchi, Fukuoka and Oita at the western Seto Inland Sea. Seasona…
Iyo-nada
Iyo-nada forms one practical fishing area between western Shikoku and the Chugoku and Kyushu sides. Seasonal inshore, p…
Shikoku
Naruto and Tokushima Coast
Naruto and the Tokushima coast form one practical fishing area between the Seto Inland Sea and Pacific. Seasonal inshor…
Tosa Bay
Tosa Bay is treated as one practical Pacific fishing area across Kochi's broad bay, river mouths and exposed headlands.…
Uwa Sea and Eastern Bungo Channel
The Uwa Sea and eastern Bungo Channel form one practical fishing area along Ehime's deeply indented coast. Seasonal ins…
Kyushu
Genkai-nada
Genkai-nada forms one practical fishing area off Fukuoka and northern Saga, open to both the Sea of Japan and East Chin…
Iki and Tsushima
Iki and Tsushima form one practical island fishing area between the Sea of Japan and East China Sea. Seasonal pelagic f…
Western Nagasaki and Goto Islands
Western Nagasaki and the Goto Islands form one practical East China Sea fishing area of ria coasts and offshore islands…
Ariake Sea
The Ariake Sea forms one practical inner-sea fishing area shared by Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki and Kumamoto. Its broad tid…
Yatsushiro Sea and Amakusa
The Yatsushiro Sea and Amakusa form one practical fishing area of enclosed water, island channels and outer coasts. Sea…
Beppu Bay and Western Bungo Channel
Beppu Bay and the western Bungo Channel form one practical fishing area along Oita's bays and channel-facing coast. Sea…
Hyuga-nada
Hyuga-nada forms one practical open-Pacific fishing area along southern Oita and Miyazaki. Seasonal inshore and pelagic…
Kagoshima Bay
Kagoshima Bay is treated as one practical fishing area, a deep volcanic bay with urban shores and steep coastal water. …
Satsuma and Osumi East China Sea Coast
The Satsuma and Osumi coasts facing the East China Sea form one practical fishing area of long beaches and rocky headla…
Tanegashima and Yakushima
Tanegashima and Yakushima form one practical island fishing area between the East China Sea and Pacific. Seasonal pelag…
Nansei Islands
Amami Islands
The Amami Islands form one practical subtropical fishing area between the East China Sea and Pacific. Seasonal pelagic …
Okinawa Main Island
Okinawa Main Island and its nearby shores form one practical subtropical fishing area of coral reefs, ports and channel…
Miyako and Yaeyama Islands
The Miyako and Yaeyama islands form one practical southern fishing area of coral reefs, deep channels and scattered isl…