The Japanese Restaurant Where You Catch Your Own Fish [TofuguTV]

You can read more about this place on Tofugu.com!
http://www.tofugu.com/2011/05/26/japanese-restaurant-catch-fishing-meal/

I know it's been a while since Cat Island Part 1 came out, and you're all so patiently waiting for Part 2 (soon, I promise!!), so I thought I'd put together a TofuguTV quicky in the meantime... also happens to be about the favorite food of cats...

At ざうお (Zauo), a super-fun restaurant, you catch your own fish (and then tell them how you want it prepared). You're surrounded by aquariums (and possibly sitting on a giant indoor boat) and they give you some bait and fishing poles. From there, you bait the hook and go fishing. The fish are totally dumb and love being caught, which makes it awesome.

This place is a bit gimmicky, sure, but it's also one of the funnest restaurants I've been to. Totally worth checking out, I think!

I also write about Japanese culture, society, language, etc., over at http://tofugu.com (nothing stuffy, only fun). Shoot me an email if I can help with anything!

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• tofugutv
• tofugu
• koichi
• fish
• fishing
• restaurant
• zauo
• ざうお
• 座魚
• レストラン
• nagoya
• tokyo
• japan
• japanese

[ActaFoolzz]

They probably just throw the fish back into the tank and give you some already cut up stuff.

[YellowLurker]

Hey, I know a restaurant where you can catch your own fish. It's called outside.

[viper2788]

kinda lame if you ask me. as a fisher/hunter, i find this a bit unethical. but hey, they are japanese after all.

[MERCEDPOLICE]

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE THEM TO COOK YOUR MEAL BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOREVER THERE?

[MERCEDPOLICE]

cool but i wont take my girlfriend there on a date though...

[TheSushiandme]

Dang, i'm going to open a restaurant like that in the US.

[itsmynailart]

wow that is so cool ......even though i hate fish...... I would love to go there .......one question........does the restaurant smell like fish ????? u know like all of these chinese markets that sell fish actually smell like it......

[Tsunadekakashi1]

SUGOI!!! Japan has always been fascinate me! Really!!

[TheBrradsullivan]

@ActaFoolzz lol its japan, they prob cut it up right in front of you

[ichbineincoolcat]

That's fuckin cool. 

[oOhide0312Oo]

最近の子供達は魚の切り身が海を泳いでるって思っているらしいが­海外でもそんな考えなのかね。

こういう動画に批判的なコメント投稿している方々は屠殺場に見学­にいって生きていく為に食べるというのはどういうことなのかを一­度考えて欲しい。