Many people of all ages in the city enjoy a wide variety of fishing, with many visitors from other prefectures due to the following reasons: first, farm ponds are scattered around the city due to the many rice fields; second, the city boasts the Nakayama-ike Pond, one of the best fishing spots from old times; and third, large dams such as Hitokura Dam (Hyogo Prefecture), Hiyoshi Dam, Ono Dam and Wachi Dam (Kyoto Prefecture) as well as rivers such as the Yura-gawa and Hozu-gawa Rivers, also being some of the best fishing spots, are situated nearby,
水田が多いことから溜池が至る所に点在していること、市内に古くから有数の釣りスポットである中山池があること、また近隣に一庫ダム（兵庫県）、日吉ダム、大野ダム、和知ダム（京都府）といった大規模ダムと由良川、保津川といった有数の鮎釣りスポットがあることから年齢問わず広いジャンルの「釣り」を趣味に持つ人が多く、他府県からの来訪者も多い。