Comments on: Eel economics: Why unagi is so popular (and expensive) http://blog.japantimes.co.jp/yen-for-living/eel-economics-why-unagi-is-so-popular-and-expensive/ How to make, save and spend money in Japan. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:27:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Robbie Swinnerton http://blog.japantimes.co.jp/yen-for-living/eel-economics-why-unagi-is-so-popular-and-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-9433 Robbie Swinnerton Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:07:49 +0000 http://blog.japantimes.co.jp/yen-for-living/?p=1509#comment-9433 sorry, that should have been “doyo USHI-no-hi…”

]]> By: Robbie Swinnerton http://blog.japantimes.co.jp/yen-for-living/eel-economics-why-unagi-is-so-popular-and-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-9422 Robbie Swinnerton Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:23:50 +0000 http://blog.japantimes.co.jp/yen-for-living/?p=1509#comment-9422 A good post on a classic unagiya.
Obana is always popular at weekends, not just ahead of Unagi Day. And it’s definitely worth the wait (if you have a hat, fan, book/iPhone etc.)
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fg20000727rs.html

And just slightly out with the translation of doyo ushgi-no-hi and the old calender. The doyo are the 18-day periods between each of the 4 seasons (not just summer); and because of the 12-day cycle, there are sometimes 2 Days of the Ox in that period.

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