Fishing in Kochi

Kochi City CIR, TJ Yanagitsuru

 

   Fishing in Kochi probably conjures images of Ipponzuri-fishing for Katsuo, but did you know you can enjoy a vast array of other different types of fishing in Kochi?

   The Kuroshio sea current flows off of the Tosa coast, and many different types of fish inhabit the beautiful oceans. Kochi’s long coastline extends 713 kilometers from east to west, and in addition to the 88 fishing ports which dot the coastline, there are jetties, beaches, searocks, and anchored fishing rafts, resulting in innumerable places you can fish from. Anglers from outside of the prefecture make the long trek to Kochi, in order to enjoy this perfect fishing environment.

The boat we went on, the Roman 3-go.

Let’s go to Kochi City Central Wholesale Market!

By Kencho CIR, Teo Valerie

 

We went to find out about the market!
   The market was opened in 1930 and is the second oldest market in Japan. Fish caught in Kochi and foods from across the country are brought here, and make their way to the dinner tables of Kochi’s residents.

 

The most commonly caught fish in Kochi isn’t actually bonito!
   If you walk towards the ocean-facing side of the market, you can see where the unloading of fishing boats takes place. I’m sure many of you would think that because this is Kochi, the most common fish caught here would be bonito. However Kochi is not the number one prefecture in terms of catching bonito- it is just number one in terms of their consumption. The bonito eaten in Kochi primarily comes from Kagoshima, Miyazaki and Chiba Prefecture. So what is the most common fish handled at this market? The answer is tuna and alfonsino. Incredibly, approx. 290 tons of tuna and approx. 200 tons of alfonsino are handled here every year, with other main types of fish including bonito, common dolphinfish, blue mackerel and the Japanese amberjack.

Going to the Open Market Day!

By Kochi City CIR Xu Lin

 

   On the first Saturday of each month an “open market day” is held at Kochi City Central Wholesale Market. March 3, marked its 99th time and I went to have a look around with the staff from KIA.

Bidding for tuna at the fresh fish auction.

Smartphone Applications

   The world has become a convenient place. One can get a lot done just by using smartphone applications. Today, I will be introducing 3 applications that are useful even for people who have just arrived in Japan☆

 

VoiceTra (Voice Translator) (by NICT) and Google Translate

   Both applications provide impressive interpretations when given sentences of reasonable lengths.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan Life Guide (by CLAIR)
   Information on 17 topics of life in Japan written in an easy to understand way in 14 languages! The app will also notify users when an earthquake over seismic intensity of 5 occurs in Japan. It is probably not an app that you will use daily, but it will sure come in handy if you need an encyclopedia of sorts!

 

Requesting for redelivery on LINE for Kuroneko Yamato
   If you need a redelivery for Kuroneko Yamato, doing it using LINE is the easiest way! All you have to do is to add the Yamato account as a friend and register yourself as a Kuroneko member for free. You will then be able to receive notifications on the estimated date of arrival, and for failed deliveries. You can also request for redeliveries or change the date of delivery before it even happens. Although this service is only provided in Japanese, other than the initial set-up, the usage of this application should only require basic Japanese.