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[Only Yes in certain seasons] A traditional fishing technique that has been used for more than 300 years

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Suigo Nobeoka, meaning “river district Nobeoka,” contains several large rivers: the Gokase River, Ose River, Houri River, and the Kitagawa River. And the thing that evokes autumn in Suigo Nobeoka are the ayu fish weirs (yana) constructed across the Gokase River.
This is a traditional fishing method that has been used for more than 300 years, starting in the Edo period (1603–1868), and the weirs are made each year from late October to the start of December.
Yana fishing makes use of the ayus’ inherent trait of swimming downriver to spawn—this traditional fishing method involves damming the river but leaving parts open as outlets for the water, enticing the fish to bamboo grates called “otesu.”
Ayu-yana fishing is seen across Japan, but it’s extremely unusual to build these weirs in places where the river is more than 100 meters wide, especially close to a built-up area, and Nobeoka boasts this fishing on the grandest scale in the country.
Jetties are also built to enable people to observe the ayu-yana from nearby, so make sure you get a close-up look at the mechanism carefully assembled to withstand the flow of the river. You’ll no doubt feel the comfortable breeze from the clear stream and find yourself feeling refreshed.

On top of this, “ayu-yaki,” a specialty of the Gokase River where ayu are cooked on the river banks, has been selected as one of Japan’s top 100 aromascapes chosen by the Ministry of the Environment as Japanese landscapes to be preserved. The Gokase River has been selected for 12 years straight (since 2013) as a river with the highest water quality, making the natural ayu living in Nobeoka superb.
When the ayu-yana are being constructed each year, Nobeoka, a “treasure trove of ayu,” opens ayu-yana eating areas where you can savor ayu cuisine made from weir-caught ayu cooked with salt or miso on the spot.

 [Ayu-yana yearly construction period]
Late October to the first Sunday in December

Area #Nobeoka City
Category #Nature and Scenery #Cuisine and Souvenirs
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Basic Information

Address 882-0803　宮崎県延岡市大貫町3丁目
Telephone Number 0982-29-2155（Nobeoka Tourist Association）
Transport ■ About 13 mins’ drive from JR Nobeoka Station
■ About 10 mins by Miyazaki Kotsu Bus from JR Nobeoka Station; alight at Hiranomae bus stop and walk approx. 3 mins
■ About 8 mins’ drive from the Nobeoka IC on the Higashi-Kyushu Expressway
Carpark Yes
Related website Nobeoka Tourist Association
Nobeoka City official website

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