Fishing Spot Japan

Fishing in Lake Hamana

Saltwater in Shizuoka, Chubu. Shinkansen to Hamamatsu, then 20 min

Do you need a permit?

No permit is required. Legally treated as a sea area, so no inland permit applies.

How far our answer goes here

  • ✓National lawApplies everywhere. Foreign-national gear limits, protected species, bluefin controls.
  • ✓PrefectureMinimum sizes, closed seasons and legal gear. This is a floor — local rules add to it, never subtract.
  • ~Sea-area / inland committeeDirectives that close specific waters or periods. We hold these for a few prefectures only.
  • —Cooperative permitSea fishing needs no cooperative permit. A Common Fishery Right still covers the shore — see the rule above.

Rules stack. Everything above the line we hold; everything below it you still need to confirm on the ground. That gap is exactly what a local guide is for.

Legal gear in Shizuoka

○Hand line & rod fishing○Trolling●Landing net●Scoop net△Cast net●Fishing spear (excluding harpoons)○Rake / clam tool○Hand gathering

Sea areas only, as of 2026-03-31. Anything not listed — diving apparatus, spearguns — may not be used at all. Full table & footnotes

Size limits and closed seasons

Shizuoka SOURCED

Set by the Shizuoka Fisheries Adjustment Rules (arts. 35, 36, 39, 43).

Applies to: Sea. This table comes from the prefecture's sea-fishing guidance. Rivers and lakes are governed separately — check the local cooperative.

Closed seasons

AbaloneAll yearRecreational anglers may not take abalone at all.
Spiny lobster15 May – 15 Sep
Tengusa seaweed1 Nov – 31 Mar
Whitebait15 Jan – 20 Mar
Sakura shrimp11 Jun – 30 Sep
Grey mullet (young of the year)1 Jan – 31 Jul
Ayu (sweetfish)1 Oct – 31 MayOn Lake Hamana, 1 Oct – 31 Mar.

May not be taken at or under this size

Spiny lobster13 cm or under, measured from the eye socket to the tail tip
Tokobushi abalone5 cm shell length or under
Horned turban3 cm operculum diameter or under
Japanese eel13 cm total length or under
Pearl oyster6 cm shell length or under
Hard clam3 cm shell length or under
Manila clam2 cm shell length or under
Amberjack (buri)15 cm total length or under

Prohibited methods

  • Sea — Diving apparatus of any kind, including aqualungs and simple rigs (Rules art. 37)
  • Sea — Spear or gaff used with a diving mask; gaff used with light
  • Sea — Explosives and toxic substances (Fisheries Resource Protection Act arts. 5, 6)
  • Protected waters — Taking anything inside designated protected waters (Rules art. 34)

Permitted: landing and scoop nets; spear (not with a diving mask); gaff (not with light or a diving mask); rake up to 15 cm wide; cast net (not from a boat); rod and handline (no snagging); hand gathering; and trolling. A rake wider than 15 cm is out.

Local committee instructions

  • Trolling requires approval from the Shizuoka Sea-area Fisheries Adjustment Commission. Approval is given for events that support regional development; trolling outside that is prohibited. If you are planning a trolling trip in Shizuoka, confirm the boat holds approval.
  • Using light with a landing net, scoop net or spear also requires commission approval.
  • Chumming from a boat with rod or handline is limited to one chum basket per rig, no larger than 5 cm across and 15 cm long.
  • Common Fishery Rights cover the whole coast except part of the Enshu-nada. Each cooperative's right names its own species — abalone, tokobushi, turban shell, octopus, sea cucumber, urchin and a long list of seaweeds are typical.
Source: Shizuoka Prefecture — rules for recreational fishing at sea (updated 2026-06-22). The tables arrived de-structured, so the pairing of species to dates below is our reading and should be checked against the page. https://www.pref.shizuoka.jp/sangyoshigoto/suisan/suisanshigen/1047550/1028113.html✓ checked 2026-08-26

What we have checked here

A starting point, not a full species list. Plenty else swims here. These are the fish we have paired with the rules that govern them.