Craft of Japanese Traditional Fishing Rods Preserved; Bamboo-Made, Edo Wazao Rods Still Made in Tokyo
- Posted on March 21, 2026
- By The Japan News
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Craft of Japanese Traditional Fishing Rods Preserved; Bamboo-Made, Edo Wazao Rods Still Made in Tokyo
In an ukiyo-e painting by Utagawa Hiroshige titled, “Edo Meisho Shiki no Nagame, Ryogoku Natsu no Yukei” (famous view of Edo in four seasons: summer evening at Ryogoku), women hold fishing rods while enjoying the cool evening on the riverbanks of the Ryogoku district in Edo — Tokyo, today.
