Areas
Osaka Bay
The inner bay at the eastern end of the Seto Inland Sea. The tides run strongly, and the variety of species increases as you move from the head of the bay out towards the Akashi Strait. Cutlassfish, horse mackerel, sardinella and black seabream are all close at hand, and autumn nights on the cutlassfish draw crowds. Several managed fishing parks give families plenty of options.
- Prefectures
- Osaka, Hyogo, Wakayama
- Waters
- Seto Inland Sea
Fish you can catch in this area
Fish biting this month are shown first
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Dusky Rabbitfish
アイゴ / Siganus fuscescens
August
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Barred Knifejaw
イシダイ / Oplegnathus fasciatus
August
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Japanese Anchovy
カタクチイワシ / Engraulis japonicus
August
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Greater Amberjack
カンパチ / Seriola dumerili
August
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Hong Kong Grouper
キジハタ / Epinephelus akaara
August
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Yellowfin Seabream
キチヌ / Acanthopagrus latus
August
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Multicolorfin Rainbowfish
キュウセン / Parajulis poecilepterus
August
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Grey-spotted Puffer
クサフグ / Takifugu alboplumbeus
August
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Japanese Striped Eel Catfish
ゴンズイ / Plotosus japonicus
August
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Japanese Sardinella
サッパ / Sardinella zunasi
August
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Sharpbeak Terapon
シマイサキ / Rhynchopelates oxyrhynchus
August
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Japanese Whiting
シロギス / Sillago japonica
August
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Bullet & frigate tuna (souda-gatsuo)
ソウダガツオ / Auxis rochei / Auxis thazard
August
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Japanese Eel
ニホンウナギ / Anguilla japonica
August
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Horn Dragonet
ネズミゴチ / Callionymus curvicornis
August
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Redfin Velvetfish
ハオコゼ / Paracentropogon rubripinnis
August
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Sea Mullet
ボラ / Mugil cephalus
August
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Japanese Horse Mackerel
マアジ / Trachurus japonicus
August
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Whitespotted Conger
マアナゴ / Conger myriaster
August
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Japanese pilchard
マイワシ / Sardinops melanostictus
August
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Pacific Chub Mackerel
マサバ / Scomber japonicus
August
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Common Octopus (East Asian)
マダコ / Octopus sinensis
August
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Japanese Lates
アカメ / Lates japonicus
August
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Devil stinger
オニオコゼ / Inimicus japonicus
August
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False Kelpfish
カサゴ / Sebastiscus marmoratus
August
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Thread-sail Filefish
カワハギ / Stephanolepis cirrhifer
August
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Japanese silver-biddy
クロサギ / Gerres equulus
August
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Blackhead Seabream
クロダイ / Acanthopagrus schlegelii
August
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Japanese Seabass
スズキ / Lateolabrax japonicus
August
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Japanese cutlassfish
タチウオ / Trichiurus japonicus
August
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Daggertooth Pike-conger
ハモ / Muraenesox cinereus
August
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Tarwhine
ヘダイ / Rhabdosargus sarba
August
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Yellowfin Goby
マハゼ / Acanthogobius flavimanus
August
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Brassblotched Rockfish
ムラソイ / Sebastes pachycephalus
August
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Bigfin Reef Squid
アオリイカ / Sepioteuthis lessoniana
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Korean Black Scraper
ウマヅラハギ / Thamnaconus modestus
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Golden Cuttlefish
コウイカ / Sepia esculenta
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Dotted Gizzard Shad
コノシロ / Konosirus punctatus
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Japanese Halfbeak
サヨリ / Hyporhamphus sajori
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Japanese Spanish Mackerel
サワラ / Scomberomorus niphonius
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Japanese White Seaperch
シロメバル / Sebastes cheni
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Marbled Flounder
マコガレイ / Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae
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Red Seabream
マダイ / Pagrus major
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Smallscale Blackfish
メジナ / Girella punctata
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Japanese Red Rockfish
メバル / Sebastes inermis
Main fishing facilities in this area
Amagasaki City Fishing Park
Hyogo
A municipal sea fishing facility in Amagasaki with on-site staff, a shop, restrooms, and rod rentals; the adult fee is 830 yen, closed Tuesdays.
Kobe City Hiraiso Sea Fishing Park
Hyogo
A 1,400m fishing pier in Kobe's Tarumi Ward with views of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge; has a shop and rod rentals, closed Thursdays.
Naruohama Waterfront Park Sea Fishing Plaza
Hyogo
A sea fishing plaza at the mouth of the Muko River in Nishinomiya, with barrier-free restrooms, a shop, and rod rentals; the adult fee is 300 yen.
Sakai Umizuri Terrace
Osaka
A free 270-meter public fishing seawall inside Sakai City's Umi-to-no-Fureai-Hiroba park; casting and chumming are banned but sabiki fishing is allow…
Shimotsu Pia Land Fishing Park
Wakayama
A fee-based fishing facility with piers and rafts; rod rental and showers available, closed on the second Wednesday of each month (except holidays).
Suma Fishing Park
Hyogo
Reopened in November 2024 in Kobe's Suma Ward, this fishing park offers rod rentals and a shop; the 4-hour adult fee is 1,200 yen.
Totto Park Kojima
Osaka
A sea-fishing park built on a former landfill-soil transport pier at the edge of Osaka Bay, with a paid fishing deck and 24-hour restrooms/parking.
Wakayama Kitako Sea Fishing Park
Wakayama
A 1km breakwater fishing facility at the mouth of the Kinokawa River offering a wide variety of fish in brackish water; electronic payment only.
Wakayama Marina City Fishing Park
Wakayama
A fishing facility combining a breakwater pier and an ocean fishing pond on Wakayama Marina City island; rod rental available.
Yura Sea Fishing Park
Wakayama
A raft fishing park in the calm waters of Yura Bay; rod rental, ice, and live bait are available for sale.
Seasons and rules vary by place and time. Check current local information before fishing.