Boats in the Town

Those small boats in the river go to a shallow in Tokyo bay to catch clams.
You can see nets for catching clams in the first photo.
I have something nostalgic feeling when I see those boats in the town.

Yakata-bune

Yakata-bune is a kind of Japanese boat.
You can enjoy Japanese food and drinking under roof of those boats.
Those boats in this photos are cruise Tokyo bay in evening.
And it is popular in summer.

Funabashi fishing port

Funabashi fishing port is only one fishing port which work full-scale in the deep inside of Tokyo bay.

Long ago Southern part of funabashi prospered as fishermen's town.
But lot of fishermen got off their fishing boat for the development of the bay, in the rapid economy groth of nation after world war 2.

Fishermen remained are still taking fish and clam, and caluture raising Nori(sea weeds).
Especialy "Funabashi-Nori" has execllent quallity.
Because it is caluture raised by the traditional technique in the precious shallow remained in tokyo bay.


Funabashi fishing port is close to large shopping centers, bay side hotels, and two high ways.


Those fishing boats are go to waterway to the bay through the water gate.


In the photo above you can ses nets with long wooden bar.
Thoes are net for catch clam( short-neck clam).

Next time, I will introduce you out side of water gate.

Fishing boat on the river

It takes around 15 minute there from funabashi railroad station.
The senery might be suprizing for the people who think funabashi city as bed town of Tokyo.

I think that is a boat which catch clam(small-neck clam).
Maybe, the owner lives by the river.

You can see high way over the boat.
It is close to bay side hotels and large shopping center.
It is near mouth of the river.


Those banners standing along the river are banner of fisherman.
When I see it, I feel the pride of the fisherman who inherit traditional style of fishery in the deep inside of Tokyo bay.

Boats

This is a first article I introduce you bay area of funabashi city.
Bay area of this city was prospered as fisherman's town .
The place in this photo is by a highway.
It is not so far from city central.