19-02-2005, 03:39 PM
For anyone going to Japan, you might like to do an organised tour to see the firefly squid.
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Hotaruika (Firefly Squid) Sightseeing Tour
Annually offered in spring, the season for "hotaruika" (firefly squid), this firefly squid sightseeing tour provides you with a first-hand experience of fishing a shoal of several hundreds of thousands of firefly squids. Only a few several centimeters in length, each emits bright light over 30cm in all directions, creating a fantastic world of light in the sea.
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076-475-0100
(Namerikawa Tourist Association)
Tour service offered in mid-April to early May in Namerikawa offshore fixed net fishing ground 10 minutes walk to the fishing boat boarding platform from JR Namerikawa Station. Namerikawa.
[url="http://kanko.toyamaken.jp/english/toyama_guide.html"]http://kanko.toyamaken.jp/english/toyama_guide.html[/url]
Hotaruika (Firefly Squid) Sightseeing Tour
Annually offered in spring, the season for "hotaruika" (firefly squid), this firefly squid sightseeing tour provides you with a first-hand experience of fishing a shoal of several hundreds of thousands of firefly squids. Only a few several centimeters in length, each emits bright light over 30cm in all directions, creating a fantastic world of light in the sea.
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076-475-0100
(Namerikawa Tourist Association)
Tour service offered in mid-April to early May in Namerikawa offshore fixed net fishing ground 10 minutes walk to the fishing boat boarding platform from JR Namerikawa Station. Namerikawa.