Soseki Yamamoto Born: June 26, 1919 Died: August 1, 1988 Fishing researcher, essayist, and religious figure. Born in Konan-cho, Koka-gun, Shiga Prefecture. Real name: Kanji Yamamoto. Member of the Japan Essayist Club, Japan Fishing Promotion Association, and Japan Keiryu Fishing Federation. Edited works: Tenkara Fishing: All About Tenkara Fishing, Keiryu Tool Collection, Keiryu Taste Collection, Keiryu Fish Collection, Mountain Fishing Illustrated: Everything About Mountain Fishing from Equipment to Fishing Methods, etc. Yamame Hyakutai (One Hundred Aspects of Cherry Salmon) Keiryu Book 2 Edited by Denzaburo Miyaji, Ken Kaita, and Soseki Yamamoto Chikuma Shobo, First Edition, April 1987 Size: 4x6, Price: 1,400 yen, 234 pages In the early Showa era, there were rivers where amago (red-spotted masu trout) were kept alive in water buckets and carried over mountains, and then introduced into yamame (cherry salmon) rivers, eventually interbreeding and changing the entire area to amago. In the days before dams, most female yamame would go to the sea, so the remaining males, waiting for the females to return, were suspected of having an affair with female amago who had moved in from other areas. The female yamame, returning after many years, was almost ten times the size of the male, and it's understandable that the amago, with their charming red spots, looked like adorable maidens. And so on... The writers who appear in this book are people who have traveled the world. I hope that we can share with the readers the pleasure of entering the realm of cherry salmon without a fishing rod, as told from their rich experiences and perspectives. ... Soseki There is light staining on the top edge due to aging, but the pages are believed to be clean. Please see the photos. We appreciate your understanding of used books.