Cormorant Fishing on the Nagara River in Gifu
Ukai is an ancient fishing method where tamed cormorants, beneath a torch fire in an iron basket hung from the prow of the boat at night, are used to catch sweet fish called “Ayu”. Cormorant fishing dates back more than 1,300 years. Six cormorant fishing masters, authorized by the Board of Ceremonies of the Imperial Household Agency, ride on a boat and skillfully manipulate 10-12 cormorants to catch sweet fish with their sharp beaks. Visitors can watch this performance at close quarters on the cormorant fishing viewing boat.
- Name
- Cormorant Fishing on the Nagara River in Gifu
- Category of Industry
- Exhibitions
- Cormorant fishing Viewing: Visitors can board a boat and watch an Ukai performance unfold before their very eyes. They may also indulge in a casual or dinner party while awaiting the action and may bring food and beverages (including alcohol). Ukai Fishing Guide: During the season, fishing masters explain how cormorants catch sweet fish. Visitors can watch cormorants swallow fish from 5:45 p.m. every evening.
- Touring procedures
- Admission
- Charged
- Attendance figure
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1回：1,230
1日：― - Hours
- Boarding time: From 17:30 *Enquire at reception for further information
- Amount of time required
- 45 minutes *watching the cormorant fishing
- Closed
- Cormorant fishing season: May 11 to October 15 *Cormorant fishing is canceled when there is a full moon in mid-autumn and when there is a danger of flooding
- Parking
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large buses : 5(municipal parking lot nearby)
passenger cars : 200(municipal parking lot nearby) - Shopping and food
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Shopping : No (Bring your own meals and drinks)
Food : Yes (at the waiting room) - Categories of visitors
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(Acceptance of people in the same category of industry : ) - Available service for guests from overseas
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Guide : ―
Brochures : English - Reservation
- *Reservations possible on the day if vacancies exist
- Reservation number
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TEL : 058-262-0104
FAX : 058-264-2061 - Access
- Public Transportation: approx. 15 minutes by Gifu Bus (via Nagarabashi) to Nagarabashi from JR Gifu Station or Meitetsu Gifu Station and a one-minute walk from Nagarabashi bus stop
- Address
- 1-2 Minato-machi, Gifu City, Gifu 500-8009
- Inquiry address
- 1-2 Minato-machi, Gifu City, Gifu 500-8009
- Applications and inquiries
- Gifu City Cormorant Fishing Viewing Boat Office
- Number
- 058-262-0104
- URL
- http://www.ukai-gifucity.jp/ukai/