The Paris Collection of Fishing! An exhibition in which 159 companies will participate.
The Fishing Show OSAKA 2024 was held from February 2 to 4 at INTEX Osaka, an international exhibition hall in Osaka City. This year was the 61st time the show was held, and it was one of the largest in Japan, with 159 exhibitors, including manufacturers and government agencies. The expected number of visitors was 60,000. We visited on the first day, when buyers and related parties were allowed to enter, and it was a very exciting event. Many visitors came from overseas, reminding us of the high quality of Japanese fishing tackle.
In addition to the presentation of new products by each manufacturer, there were many other fun events such as a fishing tackle sale, a big lottery, a fishing school, and a tuna demolition show. The show was fun for fishing enthusiasts and families alike, and filled us with a sense of excitement, as if we had come to a festival. HOUYHNHNM at the Fishing Show for the first time Members of the Fishing Club are also very excited.
Yosuke Ishii (left)
HOUYHNHNM, Editor-in-Chief.
HOUYHNHNM Fishing
Club Director. I heard that the "Fishing Festival 2024" held earlier in Yokohama was amazing, and I was surprised to see such a large scale here as well. The venue is huge and there are many manufacturers I don't know. The exhibitors and visitors are full of energy, and the high level of enthusiasm everyone has for fishing is very motivating.
Miki Hayashida (middle left)
MISTER HOOLYWOOD Sales
Mr. Hollywood is the sales manager for N. HOLYWOOD. I've wanted to go to the fishing show for a long time, and I'm really looking forward to it. I've been wanting to go for a long time, and I'm really looking forward to it. There's just so much to see.
Yasuyuki Murayama (middle right)
F-LAGSTUF-F Designer
He loves fishing so much that he collaborated with a fishing manufacturer for his apparel brand "Flagstaff," which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. I want to touch that reel that was the talk of the town at Fishing Festival 2024 in Yokohama. Some manufacturers only exhibit at the Fishing Show OSAKA 2024, so I was looking forward to it.
Shogo Komatsu (right)
writer
He writes mainly for magazines and web magazines. I'm excited because this is the only exhibition where I can see all the new products from various manufacturers at once. I'm also happy to hear that product developers will be at the booths, so I can talk to them directly. I'm interested in fishing that I've never tried before, so I want to look around and broaden my horizons."
Fumihiko Ikemoto
photographer
He is active in magazines, websites, and advertisements, and also handles outdoor photography. This is my first time at a fishing show, and I'm surprised at how many new products each manufacturer has to offer. It feels fresh because I don't have many chances to see fishing tools other than the bass fishing, ocean fishing, and area trout fishing I usually do. There's some fishing I want to try, so I'm looking forward to seeing and learning about that gear."
