■Mountain streams. Fishing in secluded valleys, said to be the source of these streams, offers a great difference between excitement and disappointment.

Rising from the central Kii Peninsula, the area around Odaigahara is one of Japan's rainiest regions.

Many streams flow down steep, V-shaped valleys. Many anglers visit, but spending the night in the valleys
gets you up close to untouched nature and the big fish you're after.

■Noda Kazuaki of the Nara Yugyoka Association is a bait angler who values ​​fishing first and stream climbing second.

He puts in a little more effort than the average person to encounter native mountain stream fish.

That's what a two-day, one-night fishing trip can be.
■Osugidani and Kuroishidani are steep and deep valleys, but they're not reserved for the most highly trained. With the right equipment, time, and safety precautions,
you too can make your dream of facing a large amago trout in a secluded valley come true.

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