A popular custom from the Edo period calls for eating kabayaki during the summer to gain stamina, especially on a mid-summer day called , which falls between July 18 and August 8 each year.
In the Edo era, there is a customary practice of consuming kabayaki in the summertime to enhance stamina. This tradition particularly emphasizes eating during a mid-summer festival that takes place annually from July 18 to August 8.