At the annual Rokkasho Salmon Festival you can do just that...if you can catch one!
It was a chilly start to November, but hundreds of people were here to take turns standing in a pool of water to see if they could grab a salmon within three minutes. Keenan and I did not partake in the "fishing," but we got the pleasure of watching our friend Eric and a few other people we knew. Lots of slipping, sliding, falling and all around good entertainment, at least for us spectators.
We were witness to several instances of triumph followed by defeat either because the salmon slipped out of their arms or they got bumped by someone or slipped and lost their grip.
I posted a video of the action toward the end of the post.
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Once you catch your prize, there's a tent set up where you can have it deheaded and degutted before taking it home.
Captain America got one right away...then Eric accidentally slid into him...
Eric got one! But did he make it back to the edge of the pool with it? You'd have to ask him...
Up next: Mt Iwaki & Hirosaki Fall Festival
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