You can even catch and eat them. Plenty of good fishing in the Fuji Five Lakes area for wakasagi
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The smelt in the Fuji Five Lakes district is at its best between autumn and winter. With a tender texture and light taste, freshly-fried or even tempura wakasagi is delicious. There is even a service where any wakasagi that you have fished and brought over to a restaurant can be cooked up for you.
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＊At Benifuji-no-Yu, a day-trip onsen by Lake Yamanaka, the wakasagi can be cooked up for you. (Only for guests at the facility)