Home › Fishing guides › Where to fish › Vermiculated puffer (shōsai-fugu)Where to catch Vermiculated puffer (shōsai-fugu) in Japan: ports and boats Season : Autumn to spring. Poisonous: always have it prepared by the operator
In the last 60 days, 5 fishing boats at 5 ports in 3 prefectures reported 10 catches (2026-11-06).
📘 Fishing guide for this fish (Japanese)
Ports near Tokyo 大原港 (Chiba, about 70 km from Tokyo) 4 reports ・ Map 鹿嶋新港 (Ibaraki, about 90 km from Tokyo) 2 reports ・ Map 鹿嶋港旧港 (Ibaraki, about 90 km from Tokyo) 2 reports ・ Map 鹿島港 (Ibaraki, about 90 km from Tokyo) 1 report ・ Map Ports near Sendai 荒浜漁港 (Miyagi, about 20 km from Sendai) 1 report ・ Map To book, see How to book a fishing boat ; for words used on board, see the phrasebook .
Counts are catch reports (one boat, one day, one post). Always check departures, prices and booking on each operator's official website. This site does not take bookings.