The life of an eel
Follow the river–sea connection through published sources.
Read the storyA journal of unagi, culture and craft.Preview issue
One curiosity. Twenty languages.
One eel.A deeper Japan.
From river to sea, from maker to table. A little knowledge changes the next bite. Follow the stories behind a single ingredient.
Find a story01 / Stories
Follow your curiosity.
Kabayaki or shirayaki?
Understand the preparations, then explore your own taste.
Read the storyHow is unagi farmed?
A closer look at aquaculture and closed-cycle research.
Read the storyFind your way around the journal
Where did it come from? Whose work brought it to the table? UNAGI JAPAN explores Japan through a single ingredient.
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02 / Three ways to look closer.
Three ways to look closer.
Discover a life, explore a dish, and notice the work behind it.
03 / Reading time
A story.A quiet companion.
Our small guide swims as you scroll and settles when you pause. The pace is always yours.
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The same swimming and water model used in our articles.
From the editors
Go slowly. Look closer.
Where did it come from? Whose work brought it to the table? UNAGI JAPAN explores Japan through a single ingredient.
Editorial approach