Where Japanese Caviar is made — Kobayashi, Miyazaki

Japan is not well known for Caviar, the sturgeon fish are quite famous in Russia and the Caspian Sea but it was in the 1980s that Kobayashi City in Miyazaki worked with Russia to try to farm them for Caviar.

Why in Kobayashi?
It has some of the cleanest water in the world, spring up naturally from the ground, the water filtered by the sand making it ideal for raising sturgeon known as Chouzame (蝶鮫 or チョウザメ) in Japanese.
They successfully bred them to make Caviar in 2004 (平成16年) and Kibayashi is now exporting the caviar around the world. I’ll introduce you to the sturgeon and location as I scout it out for another episode.

▶︎ Questions / Info in English? Kobayashi city has staff to help and you can write then in English or French.

▶︎ Where is this?
Shutsunoyamatansuigyo Aquarium
出の山淡水魚水族館 Kobayashi, Miyazaki
#caviar #miyazaki #kobayashi

[edchester]

The Sturgeon in the Columbia river in Oregon get to be over 15 ft, I've seen one drag a pickup truck into the river off a gravel bar when a fisherman tied his fishing line off to the truck cuz he got tired of fighting

[sameertaneja]

It's very nice to know all details.... You r the best

[hjkroeze]

Thanks for another interesting movie John. I enjoy all of them.

[harryroger]

I like how Japan is farming the Sturgeon instead of depleting the natural population.

[astroboy]

Love the stuff just too pricey!!!! That's ok ikura will be fine with me my fav!!!! ♥️
These vids are so interesting today John and 👍

[LisaMarli]

I love local aquariums. It's so interesting to see what is local.
I love Caviar.

[somedayra]

Wow I'm big fan of your channel and living in Toronto now! You went to my home town! I've been this place many times.

[temperlore]

Nothing wrong with the way you say caviar. I believe the person who commented is off their rocker. Great video tyty!

[scorpioncoreuniverse]

That is awesome I didn't know Japan was doing caviar you are awesome Jon you and your beautiful wife really rock keep up the great work.

[thepowerstation]

If I had the resources of a Bond villain as well as having a white cat 🙀 to stroke I would have an aquarium indoors with sharks 🦈! John your pronunciation of caviar is perfect 👌 ✌️ Levi 😺

[jeffstumpf]

We say caviar the same as you in the States, even the snobs.

[yokaicustoms]

Sturgeon were so prevalent in the Hudson River that they were known as "Albany beef" in the 19th century.

[ramsessilent]

no notification until the stream was over! I watch after it registers the the chat and i can mod in problems there was a ton of trolls on last stream.

[kochichris]

Theres our "steurs"(steuren) be, in japan. They love muddy waters here in the netherlands we have them

[Drak_Thedp]

The sturgeons are herbivore, they eat weed at the riverbed mostly. This kind of fish is very ancient. Before the industrial revolution, the sturgeon was actually a common fish in the Russian Empire and its meat and caviar was food for peasants.

[UrbanHomesteadMomma]

I say caviar the same way you do... maybe I’m wrong too but I’ve never heard it pronounced any other way 🤷🏼‍♀️

[wengyau]

Are they already able to harvest the caviar without killing the fish? Usually they'll have to cut open the belly to get the caviar and kill the fish in the process.

[hnryC]

looks like a combination of shark and catfish

[GreatestEmperorOfTheSeas]

One of the places I'm looking to buy SAlmon/Roe has their own Ikura from Salmon. My issue with this place is it looks like a fish farm operation, which is not good for the fish, or is the meat good for us humans!

It seems Japan has to work on their laws, it's quite sad. You do mention that the water is "clean" but is that "Clean water" being pumped into those tanks constantly in order to allow the fish proper breathing/living conditions besides the extremely small space?

[pasisovi]

When a man needs a woman to help to remember :-)