First in Japan!! Tuna fishing experience in Ehime
Tuna is indispensable for Japanese food such as sushi and sashimi. Currently, tuna is becoming increasingly popular not only in Japan but also internationally. Uwajima in Ehime Prefecture is famous as a bluefin tuna farming area, and it is carefully raised in a large cage in the Uwa Sea.
At Ehime DMO, we have created a special tour where you can catch a big tuna with pole-and-line fishing in a cage. In this tour, you can not only just fish but also have a professional demolition show! Of course, you can taste tuna you catch in Sashimi or Sushi.
On this tour, we first boarded a charter boat and cruised the Uwa Sea. Enjoy the scenic scenery as you head to the tuna farm. After you head to the farm, Participants can feed them from outside the cage. And finally, we will challenge you to fish a tuna by yourself! One of the members caught a tuna on behalf of the group! Even farmed tuna weighing around 15 kg can feel so powerful that it seems to be pulled into the sea. After catching it, Let’s capture this moment！
Let’s move on to the next location, you will be transferred to the venue of the demolition show (the venue must be arranged separately). The tuna caught is dismantled with a single knife by women who are professionals in tuna cutting called “Sabaki girls”. During the cutting show, there will be a lecture on trivia about tuna carefully raised in the Uwa Sea and a fun quiz to liven up the venue.
The tuna prepared by Sabaki girls is served in various delicious ways, such as sushi and sashimi. Uwajima’s farmed tuna, which is raised in cages in waters rich in nature, is refreshing. Let’s enjoy the tuna you caught and can only taste here!
【Experience Fee】
1 group (1~20 people) 1,430,000 JPY~
★ Inquiries about tours
Ehime Prefecture Tourism Products Association Tourism Department (Ono)
E-Mail: k.ono@iyonet.com