Fishing in Japan

[chuckt]

You don't need a license to fish in Japan. and I don't think there is any fish/game regulation, so there is no size/bag limit on fishing.
As for fresh water lake, there are some private lakes that you need to buy ticket to fish. other than that no need for license.
If you don't mind me asking how do you ship your kayak overseas? Does it cost a lot? Thanks

[King Saba]

Ditto on the license thing. My buddy tells me that regulations primarily exist only for prized fish like tuna. Other than that there aren't any regs on size or limits. There may be restrictions on where you can fish as is the case with Tokyo bay.

[LawDog]

Originally Posted by chuckt

You don't need a license to fish in Japan. and I don't think there is any fish/game regulation, so there is no size/bag limit on fishing.
As for fresh water lake, there are some private lakes that you need to buy ticket to fish. other than that no need for license.
If you don't mind me asking how do you ship your kayak overseas? Does it cost a lot? Thanks

I'm an active duty Marine. Government shipped it for me. My fishing equipment was the only thing I was worried about.

Thanks for the info guys. It's all good news. Does anyone know of a website in English that has official laws and regs? Or can someone at least get the correct Japanese website and I can plug and play on a translator. I should be getting on the water within the month. I just need a wagon like a Subaru Forester or similar to car top the yak.

[pingpangdang]

Originally Posted by LawDog

I'm an active duty Marine. Government shipped it for me. My fishing equipment was the only thing I was worried about.

Thanks for the info guys. It's all good news. Does anyone know of a website in English that has official laws and regs? Or can someone at least get the correct Japanese website and I can plug and play on a translator. I should be getting on the water within the month. I just need a wagon like a Subaru Forester or similar to car top the yak.

My wife is Japanese...she is going to search for you...she mentioned kayaks having to have flags etc.

[LawDog]

Originally Posted by pingpangdang

My wife is Japanese...she is going to search for you...she mentioned kayaks having to have flags etc.

Thanks. Tell your wife I really appreciate it. I just dont know anyone here that does much fishing other than on charters. Last thing I want is their equivalent of the game warden stopping me and seizing everything and hitting me with a fine because I thought I was good.