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Oma Town in Aomori Prefecture, known as the northernmost town on Honshu for its tuna single-line fishing, is located in a rich fishing ground facing the Tsugaru Strait. The peak season for tuna fishing in the nearby waters is from August to December, with fishermen risking their lives to go out to sea in rough seas. At the first auction of the New Year held at Toyosu Market, the top tuna can fetch tens of millions to hundreds of millions of yen, making it a dream stage for fishermen hoping to strike it rich. Longline fishing is a grueling fishing method that uses over 100 live squid or mackerel as bait, and involves nearly 17-20 hours of almost sleepless fishing from departure for bait fishing to return to port after tuna fishing. This documentary follows the tuna fishing adventures of the Minami brothers, highly skilled fishermen who venture out to sea with their beloved boat, the Haruyoshi Maru, in pursuit of the king of the ocean, the bluefin tuna.

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Ryujin Table of Contents
0:00 Opening
1:13 A one-on-one battle with a fierce tuna
4:21 Catching a powerful tuna
5:12 Returning to Oma Port and unloading the catch
6:46 Hachidai Ryuo-den Ryujin-sama Grand Festival
8:06 Setting out for tuna fishing again
10:56 Net casting begins
14:51 Line hauling begins
17:48 Is there a tuna on the line?

21:25 Suspicious Floating Ball
23:11 Ending
Filming Location: Oma Fishing Port, Aomori Prefecture
Cast: Minami Brothers - Yoshikazu Minami, Ryuhei Minami
Cooperation: Oma Fisheries Cooperative, 38th Seihomaru
Afterword
The Japanese, an island nation that has fed on the bounty of the mountains and sea since ancient times, show respect for fish and hunt with gratitude to the harsh nature, their lives, and the gods. This history has been passed down through generations, and it can be said that this is the reason why the Japanese are honest and kind.
The bluefin tuna (true tuna), the king of tuna, which is said to spawn around the Southwest Islands in the south of the Japanese archipelago, migrates northward along the Japanese coast, feeding on the Kuroshio Current (Japan Current) and the Tsushima Current. From autumn to winter, bluefin tuna migrate to the Tsugaru Strait and the waters around Hokkaido. Because the area is close to the confluence of the Sea of ​​Japan and the Pacific Ocean, and where cold and warm currents like the Oyashio and Liman Currents meet, bluefin tuna caught off the Tsugaru Strait are known for their excellent fat content and abundant fatty tuna (toro).

In Japan, bluefin tuna landed at Oma Port, the northernmost port of Honshu, in December is known as a high-end product even at Toyosu Market. Furthermore, Oma's local tuna is highly regarded for its excellent freshness and lack of the characteristic odor of raw fish, thanks to proper processing (bleeding, removal of internal organs, and cooling) upon landing.

Oma Town, Aomori Prefecture, is known as the northernmost tuna pole-and-line fishing town on Honshu in japan, and is located in a good fishing area facing the Tsugaru Strait. The peak season for tuna fishing off the coast is from August to December, when fishermen risk their lives to fish in rough waves. At the New Year's first auction held at Toyosu Market, the winning tuna can fetch anywhere from tens of millions of yen to hundreds of millions of yen, making it a dream come true for fishermen looking to get rich quickly. Longline fishing is a grueling fishing method that uses over 100 live squid and mackerel as bait, and requires approximately 17 to 20 hours of sleepless work from the time the fish leave the port for bait to the time they return after fishing for tuna. In pursuit of the bluefin tuna, the king of the sea, we follow the tuna fishing of the Minami brothers, the master fishermen who go out to sea with their beloved ship Seihomaru.

Bluefin tuna, the king of tuna, is said to spawn around the Nansei Islands in the south of the Japanese archipelago. From autumn to winter, bluefin tuna are caught off the Tsugaru Strait because they migrate to the Tsugaru Strait and around Hokkaido, connecting the Sea of ​​​​Japan and the Pacific Ocean. The biggest feature is that it has the best fat paste and a lot of fatty tuna.
For this reason, bluefin tuna landed at Oma Port on the northernmost tip of Honshu in December in Japan is treated as a luxury item even at Toyosu Market in Japan. Proper on-board processing (blood removal, viscera removal, cooling) has been highly evaluated for the unique odor and freshness of raw fish.


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