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  1. The character for ayu '鮎' is made up of '魚' (fish) and '占' (divination).

    A story in the Nihon Shoki (日本書紀) tells of Empress Jingū (神功皇后 169-269) fishing for ayu as a way to divine whether she would be successful in her war on the Korean peninsula.

    #Japan #ayu #

  2. The character for ayu '鮎' is made up of '魚' (fish) and '占' (divination).

    A story in the Nihon Shoki (日本書紀) tells of Empress Jingū (神功皇后 169-269) fishing for ayu as a way to divine whether she would be successful in her war on the Korean peninsula.

    #Japan #ayu #

  3. The character for ayu '鮎' is made up of '魚' (fish) and '占' (divination).

    A story in the Nihon Shoki (日本書紀) tells of Empress Jingū (神功皇后 169-269) fishing for ayu as a way to divine whether she would be successful in her war on the Korean peninsula.

    #Japan #ayu #

  4. The character for ayu '鮎' is made up of '魚' (fish) and '占' (divination).

    A story in the Nihon Shoki (日本書紀) tells of Empress Jingū (神功皇后 169-269) fishing for ayu as a way to divine whether she would be successful in her war on the Korean peninsula.

    #Japan #ayu #

  5. The character for ayu '鮎' is made up of '魚' (fish) and '占' (divination).

    A story in the Nihon Shoki (日本書紀) tells of Empress Jingū (神功皇后 169-269) fishing for ayu as a way to divine whether she would be successful in her war on the Korean peninsula.

    #Japan #ayu #

  6. Ayu is a small kind of river trout, used in poetry to evoke the feeling of early summer. It is considered one of the tastiest freshwater fish.

    June heralds the start of ayu fishing season in Japan. Their diet of moss is said to give sweetfish a watermelon(ish) taste!

    #Japan # #アユ

  7. Ayu (鮎) are especially symbolic as they also go by the name 'nengyo' (年魚), meaning 'year fish'.
    Although the name comes from the one year life-span of the fish, ayu became a symbol of longevity and were served during New Year celebrations.

    #ayu # #yearfish #年魚

  8. Ayu (鮎) are especially symbolic as they also go by the name 'nengyo' (年魚), meaning 'year fish'.
    Although the name comes from the one year life-span of the fish, ayu became a symbol of longevity and were served during New Year celebrations.

    #ayu # #yearfish #年魚

  9. Ayu (鮎) are especially symbolic as they also go by the name 'nengyo' (年魚), meaning 'year fish'.
    Although the name comes from the one year life-span of the fish, ayu became a symbol of longevity and were served during New Year celebrations.

    #ayu # #yearfish #年魚

  10. Ayu (鮎) are especially symbolic as they also go by the name 'nengyo' (年魚), meaning 'year fish'.
    Although the name comes from the one year life-span of the fish, ayu became a symbol of longevity and were served during New Year celebrations.

    #ayu # #yearfish #年魚

  11. Ayu (鮎) are especially symbolic as they also go by the name 'nengyo' (年魚), meaning 'year fish'.
    Although the name comes from the one year life-span of the fish, ayu became a symbol of longevity and were served during New Year celebrations.

    #ayu # #yearfish #年魚

  12. Ayu (鮎) is especially symbolic as the fish also goes by the name 'Nengyo' (年魚), meaning 'Year Fish'.

    Although the name comes from the 1 year life-span of the ayu, it became a symbol of longevity and was served during New Year celebrations.

    #ayu #sweetfish # #Japan

  13. Ayu (鮎) is especially symbolic as the fish also goes by the name 'Nengyo' (年魚), meaning 'Year Fish'.

    Although the name comes from the 1 year life-span of the ayu, it became a symbol of longevity and was served during New Year celebrations.

    #ayu #sweetfish # #Japan

  14. Ayu (鮎) is especially symbolic as the fish also goes by the name 'Nengyo' (年魚), meaning 'Year Fish'.

    Although the name comes from the 1 year life-span of the ayu, it became a symbol of longevity and was served during New Year celebrations.

    #ayu #sweetfish # #Japan

  15. Ayu (鮎) is especially symbolic as the fish also goes by the name 'Nengyo' (年魚), meaning 'Year Fish'.

    Although the name comes from the 1 year life-span of the ayu, it became a symbol of longevity and was served during New Year celebrations.

    #ayu #sweetfish # #Japan

  16. Ayu (鮎) is especially symbolic as the fish also goes by the name 'Nengyo' (年魚), meaning 'Year Fish'.

    Although the name comes from the 1 year life-span of the ayu, it became a symbol of longevity and was served during New Year celebrations.

    #ayu #sweetfish # #Japan