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More women getting hooked on angling

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Customers speak with an angling “concierge,” center, at Shimano Square in Osaka.

10:32 am, April 22, 2017

The Yomiuri ShimbunOSAKA — An array of equipment, from fishing rods to lures, greets visitors to Shimano Square, a serene angling showroom and cafe. Inside, some customers flick through magazines while others check out the about 80 items of fishing gear.

Shimano Square, which opened in February at the Grand Front Osaka shopping complex in central Osaka, is an angling exhibition space and cafe where alcohol is also served in the evening. The space is run by Shimano Inc., a fishing gear manufacturer in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, to promote angling as an urban sport. On some days, visitors can even seek advice from angling “concierges.”

“I’m sure a stylish place like this will serve as a gateway for women considering taking up fishing,” said Saho Onji from Minoo in the prefecture. The 26-year-old company employee is a beginner-level angler.

Angling enjoyed huge popularity two decades ago, but then…

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