[Reprint Decision!] Unique Educational Book 'Do Children Grow Up in Rivers Without Kappa?' Ranks #1 in Amazon Category
Tsuribito Co., Ltd.'s educational book "Do Children Grow Up in Rivers Without Kappa?" has achieved top rankings in Amazon's fishing, teacher, and parenting non-fiction categories, leading to a reprint decision. The book argues that waterside nature experiences foster children's non-cognitive abilities.
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Tsuribito Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Kazuaki Yamane), a specialized fishing publisher celebrating its 80th anniversary, announced that its single volume book, "Do Children Grow Up in Rivers Without Kappa?: Watersides Awaken Children's Inner Strength" (authored by Kazuaki Yamane), has been well-received, ranking highly in related Amazon categories: #1 in Fishing, #2 in Books for Teachers, and #5 in Parenting Non-fiction (as of April 28, 2026, 9:00 PM). A decision has also been made for a reprint.
This book is a single volume based on the series "Fishing Nurtures Children's Minds and Bodies" published in the monthly "Tsuribito" magazine, with new additions and re-composition. While examining contemporary issues surrounding children, it is a book that asks from multiple perspectives how nature experiences by the water, including fishing, cultivate self-esteem, the ability to wait, perseverance, and resilience.
Despite being published by a specialized fishing publisher, the fact that it has garnered high interest in both the education and parenting categories is taken as a sign that many parents and educators today have a strong interest in the relationship between children's mental development and nature experiences.
The author, Kazuaki Yamane, as an editor of fishing magazines, has visited numerous watersides not only in all 47 prefectures of Japan but also overseas. Furthermore, through his own parenting experience and the operation of children's fishing classes organized by the Japan Angling Promotion Association, the author became convinced that "nature has the power to nurture children's minds."
They learn to wait because fish don't bite immediately. They devise solutions because things don't go as planned. They want to try again because of the regret of a missed catch. The experience of fishing has the power to cultivate the sprouts of non-cognitive abilities that modern children truly need. This book conveys that feeling and insight in words understandable even to readers who do not fish.
■ Bibliographic Information
Title: Do Children Grow Up in Rivers Without Kappa? Watersides Awaken Children's Inner Strength
Author: Kazuaki Yamane
Publication Year: 2026
Price: 1,870 JPY (tax included)
Format: A6 size, softcover
Pages: 192 pages
Publisher: Tsuribito Co., Ltd.
■ Background of Support
The background to why this book has reached so many readers lies in the urgent situation surrounding modern children. While the number of children is decreasing, the number of children absent from school exceeds 350,000, and the number of hikikomori (social recluses) is said to be 1.46 million.
In recent years, fishing has been re-evaluated as a recreation that can be enjoyed across generations, and this book also features examples of fishing as therapy, gaining recognition domestically and internationally for "support for school refusal, which has also been noted in the Diet" and "mental rehabilitation for veterans."
Meanwhile, it is also true that urban parents currently raising children have little experience with outdoor activities in their childhood, and may not see the significance of encouraging nature experiences or enjoying them together with their children.
What kind of positive impact do nature experiences have on children? What are the sensibilities, physical senses, and thinking skills fostered through fishing? This book, written on such themes, has resonated with anglers who have long been familiar with watersides, expressing their feelings in words, and at the same time, has clearly presented the significance to modern parents and educators who had a vague positive interest in nature experiences, which is the background for its cross-disciplinary attention.
◆ Many reviews have already been submitted to Amazon. Here are some excerpts:
"I want everyone to read this book: parents raising children, those interested in education and environmental conservation, fishing enthusiasts, and everyone who remembers playing by the water."
"I am of the same 'Dankai Junior' generation as the author. (Omission) I didn't study much when I was a child, but I believe the experience of figuring out 'what to do, what to use, and how to play from nothing' in nature is connected to creating value, problem-solving, and my way of life in my current job."
"I think this is a book that all adults and educators should pick up, but even more than that, I want them to actually go to the sea, rivers, and lakes, actually cast a rod, and directly feel the dynamism of the fish in their arms."
"I am raising a first-grader daughter and a kindergartener son. (Omission) The time spent in rivers and nature had such an impact on my children's minds, which left a strong impression on me."
"What I had felt deep down was put into words, and I strongly resonated (omission) It is a book that provides an opportunity to re-examine 'the ability to live' which is being lost in our overly convenient and well-organized environment."
■ Author Profile
Kazuaki Yamane
Born in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture in 1972. President and Representative Director of Tsuribito Co., Ltd. Director of the Japan Angling Promotion Association. As an editor of fishing magazines, he has visited numerous watersides in all 47 prefectures of Japan and overseas. Furthermore, through his own parenting experience and the operation of children's fishing classes organized by the Japan Angling Promotion Association, the author became convinced that "nature has the power to nurture children's minds."
This book is a single volume based on the series "Fishing Nurtures Children's Minds and Bodies" published in the monthly "Tsuribito" magazine, with new additions and re-composition. While examining contemporary issues surrounding children, it is a book that asks from multiple perspectives how nature experiences by the water, including fishing, cultivate self-esteem, the ability to wait, perseverance, and resilience.
Despite being published by a specialized fishing publisher, the fact that it has garnered high interest in both the education and parenting categories is taken as a sign that many parents and educators today have a strong interest in the relationship between children's mental development and nature experiences.
The author, Kazuaki Yamane, as an editor of fishing magazines, has visited numerous watersides not only in all 47 prefectures of Japan but also overseas. Furthermore, through his own parenting experience and the operation of children's fishing classes organized by the Japan Angling Promotion Association, the author became convinced that "nature has the power to nurture children's minds."
They learn to wait because fish don't bite immediately. They devise solutions because things don't go as planned. They want to try again because of the regret of a missed catch. The experience of fishing has the power to cultivate the sprouts of non-cognitive abilities that modern children truly need. This book conveys that feeling and insight in words understandable even to readers who do not fish.
■ Bibliographic Information
Title: Do Children Grow Up in Rivers Without Kappa? Watersides Awaken Children's Inner Strength
Author: Kazuaki Yamane
Publication Year: 2026
Price: 1,870 JPY (tax included)
Format: A6 size, softcover
Pages: 192 pages
Publisher: Tsuribito Co., Ltd.
■ Background of Support
The background to why this book has reached so many readers lies in the urgent situation surrounding modern children. While the number of children is decreasing, the number of children absent from school exceeds 350,000, and the number of hikikomori (social recluses) is said to be 1.46 million.
In recent years, fishing has been re-evaluated as a recreation that can be enjoyed across generations, and this book also features examples of fishing as therapy, gaining recognition domestically and internationally for "support for school refusal, which has also been noted in the Diet" and "mental rehabilitation for veterans."
Meanwhile, it is also true that urban parents currently raising children have little experience with outdoor activities in their childhood, and may not see the significance of encouraging nature experiences or enjoying them together with their children.
What kind of positive impact do nature experiences have on children? What are the sensibilities, physical senses, and thinking skills fostered through fishing? This book, written on such themes, has resonated with anglers who have long been familiar with watersides, expressing their feelings in words, and at the same time, has clearly presented the significance to modern parents and educators who had a vague positive interest in nature experiences, which is the background for its cross-disciplinary attention.
◆ Many reviews have already been submitted to Amazon. Here are some excerpts:
"I want everyone to read this book: parents raising children, those interested in education and environmental conservation, fishing enthusiasts, and everyone who remembers playing by the water."
"I am of the same 'Dankai Junior' generation as the author. (Omission) I didn't study much when I was a child, but I believe the experience of figuring out 'what to do, what to use, and how to play from nothing' in nature is connected to creating value, problem-solving, and my way of life in my current job."
"I think this is a book that all adults and educators should pick up, but even more than that, I want them to actually go to the sea, rivers, and lakes, actually cast a rod, and directly feel the dynamism of the fish in their arms."
"I am raising a first-grader daughter and a kindergartener son. (Omission) The time spent in rivers and nature had such an impact on my children's minds, which left a strong impression on me."
"What I had felt deep down was put into words, and I strongly resonated (omission) It is a book that provides an opportunity to re-examine 'the ability to live' which is being lost in our overly convenient and well-organized environment."
■ Author Profile
Kazuaki Yamane
Born in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture in 1972. President and Representative Director of Tsuribito Co., Ltd. Director of the Japan Angling Promotion Association. As an editor of fishing magazines, he has visited numerous watersides in all 47 prefectures of Japan and overseas. Furthermore, through his own parenting experience and the operation of children's fishing classes organized by the Japan Angling Promotion Association, the author became convinced that "nature has the power to nurture children's minds."